Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

reACTIONary

(5,768 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:43 PM Oct 2020

George Floyd protesters most often charged with misdemeanors, available data shows

Analysis of arrests in 15 cities reveals most George Floyd protesters were charged with misdemeanors and lived within the metro area where they were arrested. Protesters arrested after the May 25 death of George Floyd were a diverse, young group of people who demonstrated close to home and were charged largely with nonviolent crimes, according to a Washington Post review of data on more than 2,600 people detained in 15 cities.

The data contradicts suggestions by President Trump and other officials that those who took to the streets were mostly agitators from out-of-town, committing felonious acts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/george-floyd-protesters-arrests/

2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
George Floyd protesters most often charged with misdemeanors, available data shows (Original Post) reACTIONary Oct 2020 OP
Most of the violent acts WERE committed by out-of-Townes committing felonious acts Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2020 #1
There were a few.... reACTIONary Oct 2020 #2

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,741 posts)
1. Most of the violent acts WERE committed by out-of-Townes committing felonious acts
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 11:01 PM
Oct 2020

But they weren’t BLM or liberals or Or Democrats or people of color. They were Boogaloo Bois or white nationalists or militias or QAnon.

https://www.startribune.com/charges-boogaloo-bois-fired-on-mpls-precinct-shouted-justice-for-floyd/572843802/

reACTIONary

(5,768 posts)
2. There were a few....
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 11:31 PM
Oct 2020

... but not anywhere near most. The statistics are a bit sketchy, because the records are not complete or available. Here is one instance, that seems related to the boogalo article you posted:

Minneapolis also saw one of the more high-profile acts of violence involving protesters. On May 28, demonstrators overran and set fire to a police precinct station. In the aftermath, four men — two from the city and two from rural Minnesota — were arrested. The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting those four for federal crimes related to the arson.


There were a lot of demonstrators involved in this incident, four were arrested, and they were all very local or in state local.

Here are some more general statistics:

Of the 1,874 arrests that listed a home address, 1,533 — 82 percent — lived within the metro area of where they were detained; 148 lived elsewhere in the state of arrest and 179 were from another state. Fourteen were listed as homeless.


Most arrests were for minor offences and are being dropped. Hundreds are for more serious offenses, such as arson. There isn't an exact accounting of the locality for the more serious offenses, but if the general pattern holds, most are local or near local.
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Editorials & Other Articles»George Floyd protesters m...