When the pro-Trump mob bum-rushed the Capitol barricades, meeting little to no resistance from police, she thought back to the markedly different response she faced in Dallas during a protest following the May 25 killing of George Floyd. Greg Abbott has addressed protests in Texas on Tuesday. Alexander said at least 100 peaceful demonstrators have been jailed and he wants them released. By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our. If we waver now, we will never get the change that we need,” Alexander said. Don’t do it!”. Cleveland said police did not show the same restraint in dealing with those who gathered downtown that evening near Pacific Plaza, at North Harwood Street and Pacific Avenue. But protests in Dallas got out of hand Friday and Saturday nights, with people vandalizing businesses and throwing rocks at police. Cleveland, the Dallas-area community leader, said this is a moment for law enforcement agencies across the country to reflect internally on how and whom they choose to police. Dominique Alexander, the leader of Next Generation Action Network said Monday, anyone initiating violent acts are not in alignment with his group’s cause, but police should not prohibit the protests. She joined The News in 2016. “As soon as we came to the park, they just came for us,” the 48-year-old said. No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protestors yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol. All rights reserved. Michelle Tremillo, executive director of the Texas Organizing Project, a nonprofit that focuses on issues of inequality and injustice, said that seeing a “violent horde of white men” storm the Capitol in an attempt to overturn an election should “send chills down our spines.”, “We also must recognize the racist double standard here,” Tremillo said. The mass gathering that started Friday night to protest the death of George Floyd and other unarmed black people who died in police custody, will happen again Monday night, the Next Generation Action Network said. August 6, 2020 By Emma Meshell 1,300 Bills Already Filed For Upcoming Texas Legislative Session: Getting Some Passed 'Not An Easy Process' Sponsored By. She said every police agency needs to start tracking officers with sustained complaints and a history of misconduct in a national registry. Five Texans so far have drawn attention for attending the violent protest in Washington, DC on January 6 in which a mob broke into the Capitol and five people died. Get email alerts on breaking news stories as soon as they happen. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. The mob’s actions temporarily delayed a congressional vote to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election win. Protesters demonstrate against police brutality in front of Dallas City Hall on Saturday, May 30. And Wednesday wasn’t the first time that such a disparate law enforcement response drew national outrage and criticism of police. Residents gathered at Southlake Town Square on Saturday for a student-led protest. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesters yesterday that they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob that stormed the Capitol,” he wrote Thursday on Twitter. news Politics. Police in Texas’ two largest cities deployed pepper spray and tear gas Friday night as protests escalated over the death of Houston native George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. The Capitol Police chief announced Thursday that he was resigning after his department’s response to the mob. The Dallas protest was one of several held across the United States on the night of July 7. She's a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Now. “It’s the brutality. “We will not answer questions about rioting or looting. The spectacle prompted expressions of bewilderment and disbelief from some who had believed such a display was impossible in a democracy as revered as America’s. Transcript for Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested During Dallas Demonstration Yeah yeah. President Donald Trump was encouraging people to go to the U.S. Capitol to protest what he baselessly said was massive election fraud. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cassandra Jaramillo is the Dallas Police Department reporter for The Dallas Morning News. There were few arrests and little condemnation from the White House. ‘There’s two Americas’: Dallas-area protesters call out double standard in police response after U.S. Capitol siege. Greg Abbott on Sunday placed Texas under a state of disaster in response to George Floyd protests in Dallas and other cities in the state. Dallas-area community leader Shenita Cleveland got a call Wednesday from a friend telling her to turn on the news. But protests in Dallas got out of hand Friday and Saturday nights, with people vandalizing businesses and throwing rocks at police. [9] [14] About 20 to 30 open-carry gun rights activists joined the protest march, some wearing gas masks , bulletproof vests , and fatigues , according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown . “I know your pain, I know your hurt,” Trump said in a now-deleted video posted on his Twitter account. 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The group led rallies and marches in solidarity with other protests across the country to bring attention to the issue. And in June, Trump administration officials had federal officers clear Black Lives Matter protesters with flash-bang grenades and tear gas to facilitate the president’s now infamous photo op in front of a church near the White House. 11:35 p.m. We’ve made a clear position on it. The charge was later dropped. By GILLIAN MOHNEY. Some protesters were arrested as the at-first peaceful demonstrations have turned into events of concern for public safety. Texas Governor Addresses The State's Response To Protest Violence Gov. Alexander pointed to another recent protest led by salon owner Shelly Luther who refused to close her salon when a state order mandated she do due to the coronavirus pandemic. Looters ransacked a boutique owned by a black woman during protests-turned-riots in Dallas following the death of George Floyd, according to a … Police Brace for Protests at Islamic Event in Texas Police expect up to 1,000 protesters. Protests in Dallas and the rest of North Texas sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police earlier this year, have been largely peaceful. 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Considering protests as voices from the ‘outside,’ this essay centers on three sites of Dallas’ protest landscape to examine the region’s political exclusion, residents’ relationship to the anti-apartheid movement, and the events these activists used to demand South Africans’ liberation and their own. Although Wednesday’s attack on democratic institutions was one of the most alarming in recent memory, it wasn’t the only one seen that day. Copyright © 2021 The Dallas Morning News. We must continue to stand our ground. January 17, 2015, 5:18 PM • 3 min read. Photojournalists captured the unforgettable images that defined an epic year in Texas as people grappled with the pandemic, protested police brutality … Protesters at Texas State Capitol 1/6 Video ... Officials ramp up security for upcoming Inauguration Day in DC News / 21 hours ... Mickeys Keys to one more Dallas … The city had set a 7 … Program: CBS 11 News Evening Categories: News, Gov't, Politics & … Protests have broken out around the country, including in nearby cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. Police then used tear gas on crowds to get them to disperse. Yeah. “You have to go home, now. ***NOT FOR BROADCAST*** Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to license. DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Despite Dallas’ 7:00 p.m. curfew and the concern for more vandalism and violence, the organizers of Dallas street demonstrations say they will continue. The Capitol rioters, many egged on by the president’s speech at a Wednesday afternoon rally over his election loss, heard a much more compassionate message from their leader — albeit a defiant one. Gov. However, protesters and organizers said the police response was consistent with what they have seen: a long pattern of society’s coddling of racists and downplaying of the violent white supremacist ideology that routinely places white people’s grievances above those of their Black, often disenfranchised and downtrodden, countrymen and women. That’s a question new chief Eddie Garcia has to answer, ‘I felt like my chest was on fire’: Photo shows Dallas police officer shooting protester with pepper-ball gun, Frisco pastor urges followers to keep guns loaded, stock up on food and water before Biden inauguration, Judge frees North Texan who faces charges in the Capitol riot, despite warnings from the FBI, COVID vaccines at Fair Park aren’t going to Black, Latino residents as officials hoped, Dallas: Pelea entre adolescentes en gasolinería de Garland deja un muerto. Yeah yeah. Last: Protesters confront a line of Dallas police officers at a march for George Floyd in Dallas. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Watch Live: Texas Legislature opens 87th session amid pandemic, protests The usually festive opening day has been replaced with masks, partitions and few spectators. Texas organizers said the insurrection at the U.S. capitol demonstrates how differently law enforcement is applied based on protesters' race and politics. “There was 100% a double standard. On May 31, a Sunday, Cleveland joined the Dallas protests inspired by young people who mobilized to speak out against police brutality. We will not stop. Protesters in Houston blocked highway entrances and threw objects at officers after what had been a … The city had set a 7 p.m. curfew following vandalism and looting at some downtown stores. “There’s two Americas. It’s been happening, and it needs to stop.”. There was an increased police presence, according to one … For hours, the pro-Trump group, many wearing Trump MAGA hats or waving flags bearing his name, had a nearly unhindered run of the Capitol complex, including the Senate chamber and the House speaker’s office. She said police shot her in the right thigh with a less-than-lethal round as she stood in the park. Dallas is in shock after the most deadly day for law enforcement since 9/11. UPDATE: Dallas Protesters Arrested For Violating Curfew, Walking On Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. Governor Greg Abbott said Luther’s violation of the state order should not have jail as a punishment. The rules and the laws are not the same for everyone,” said Verastique, whose account was part of a Dallas Morning News investigation. “Had this been a predominantly Black or Latino group demonstrating for an actual just cause, law enforcement would have shot rubber bullets, tackled dozens to the ground and forcibly started making arrests before they even approached the steps of Capitol Hill.”. Cassandra Jaramillo. Black Lives Matters protesters and their supporters in Portland, Ore., quickly pointed out Wednesday the disparity between Trump’s response to racial justice protests in the Pacific Northwest city and his encouragement of the mayhem in D.C. On July 27, following his deployment of federal agents to quell weeks of demonstrations, Trump tweeted: “Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues and Monuments Act. 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