{"id":18407,"date":"2020-06-03T13:40:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18407"},"modified":"2020-06-03T13:40:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T13:40:46","slug":"george-floyd-protesters-continue-to-defy-curfew-as-pope-condemns-racism-violence-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18407","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE FLOYD: Protesters continue to defy curfew, as Pope condemns racism, violence in US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thousands of angry protesters have continued to defy curfew imposed across the US to stem wild protests arising from the death of George Floyd<\/a>, an unarmed Black man who died last week in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports say protesters have remained undeterred by curfews and the presence of the US National Guard in some cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Largely peaceful protests have turned violent, with looting and vandalism as the night raged on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrators have also continued to demand that all four officers involved be charged in Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, only one \u2013 white officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd\u2019s neck for nearly nine minutes as the Black man pleaded, \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d \u2013 has been arrested<\/a> and charged on Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Pope Francis has reacted to the unrest in the United States, saying no one can \u201cturn a blind eye to racism and exclusion\u201d but condemning violence as \u201cself-destructive and self-defeating\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francis, who dedicated the entire English-language section of his weekly audience to the US situation, implored God for national reconciliation and peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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