The protests had turned into riots.
Two days after a police officer murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, the mayor of Minneapolis called the governor, Tim Walz, asking for help. Police had lost control of the situation. The city needed the Minnesota National Guard.
(Seriously, are they calling this murder? The meaning of murder is as follows.
MURDER: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
This is far from murder, a killing yes but not with intent.)
That same Wednesday evening, May 27, 2020, the city’s police chief, Medaria Arradondo, sent an email to the state commissioner of public safety conveying a similar message, asking the National Guard for “immediate assistance with significant civil unrest.” He said 600 troops were needed.
It was not until that Thursday afternoon that Walz, a Democrat, signed an executive order activating the guard. That night, before large numbers of troops were deployed, rioters set a police station on fire. And it took until Saturday, five days after Floyd had died and three days after Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis had requested National Guard assistance, for the situation to begin to calm.
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Two days after a police officer murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, the mayor of Minneapolis called the governor, Tim Walz, asking for help. Police had lost control of the situation. The city needed the Minnesota National Guard.
(Seriously, are they calling this murder? The meaning of murder is as follows.
MURDER: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
This is far from murder, a killing yes but not with intent.)
That same Wednesday evening, May 27, 2020, the city’s police chief, Medaria Arradondo, sent an email to the state commissioner of public safety conveying a similar message, asking the National Guard for “immediate assistance with significant civil unrest.” He said 600 troops were needed.
It was not until that Thursday afternoon that Walz, a Democrat, signed an executive order activating the guard. That night, before large numbers of troops were deployed, rioters set a police station on fire. And it took until Saturday, five days after Floyd had died and three days after Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis had requested National Guard assistance, for the situation to begin to calm.
Walz Faces New Scrutiny Over 2020 Riots: Was He Too Slow to Send Troops?
MINNEAPOLIS — The protests had turned into riots. Two days after a police officer murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, the mayor of Minneapolis called the governor, Tim Walz, asking for help. Police had lost control of the situation. The city needed the Minnesota National Guard. That...
