Looting in Los Angeles, Fires in Washington and Arrests In Minneapolis

May 31, 2020 | By Hopeton O’Connor Dennie |

Major US cities in chaos as unrest spread Nationwide. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Denver, Salt Lake City, Nashville and many more have all imposed curfews. While the governors of Minnesota, Georgia, Ohio, Washington and Kentucky have called in their states National Guard as protests continue across America for the fifth straight night. Violents clashes with police have erupted across the US after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a Minnesota police officer.

Police Presence

Protestors were met with a heavy police presence Saturday night as State Governors called in the National Guard and every available police officer on the force.

Looting and Rioting

Local stores are looted on live TV. Windows are broken and buildings set on fire in Los Angeles, California the worldwide home of the movie industry. Law officials claim that peaceful protests have been hijacked by groups of white supremacists and anarchists who are looting and rioting to destabilize civil order and bring bad name to the protests. Black Youth frustrated with years of systemic racism join the looting of local high end businesses robbing them of their merchandise as peaceful protesters face off with police over the death of George Floyd. All this as protests spread to Washington DC, seat of political power in America, not far from the White House, home of Donald Trump President of the United States.

Arson

Hundreds of buildings have been set on fire across the US as looting and rioting continue.  In Minneapolis a police precinct was burned to the ground. In almost all the other cities police cruisers were set on fire.