Organizers announced they had called Mayor Jim Strickland with a list of demands and would not leave until he called back. People protest in Memphis following the release of video showing the deadly encounter between police and Tyre Nicholsįor more than two hours Friday night, a group remained on the bridge. A man reportedly tossed a lit firework at a police car.īut the scenes were nothing like those after the murder of George Floyd in police custody, which set off protests that at times escalated into looting and arson. In Los Angeles, protesters tore down a police barricade. The NYPD told Insider that police arrested three people at a protest near Union Square. In New York, an NYPD cruiser windshield was smashed. In New York and Los Angeles - where police stood guard in riot gear - there were some clashes. Protests in other cities also remained overwhelmingly peaceful.

Friday's demonstration in Memphis - which was largely centered around the 'Old Bridge' blocking traffic into the city from Arkansas - was powerful, demanding, and nonviolent.

In the end, the preparations for unrest were largely unnecessary.Īpart from the marches over the weekend, which were nonviolent and organized, downtown streets stayed quiet. 'Historically the intensity of protests matches the level of dismissal or denial or delay in terms of justice,' Fisher told Insider - noting that he expected demonstrations to stay largely peaceful this time around. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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