‘Militant-Style Group’ Still Occupies George Floyd Autonomous Zone In Minneapolis

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 â€˜Militant-Style Group’ Still Occupies George Floyd Autonomous Zone In Minneapolis
March 11, 2021 By Jordan Davidson

A “militant-style group” laid claim to the blocks surrounding a makeshift memorial to George Floyd in Minneapolis, refusing to budge from their self-proclaimed autonomous zone unless the city meets their list of 24 demands and preventing police officers and press from entering.

The group’s demands include “recall the county prosecutor, fire the head of the state’s criminal investigative agency, and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on programs to create jobs, combat racism and support affordable housing,” but after law enforcement officers faced “protests, resistance, [and] opposition” from inside the autonomous region, the city plans to tear down the barriers and reopen the streets after the trial for Derek Chauvin, the officer charged in Floyd’s death, in August at the earliest. Jury selection for the trial began this week.

“The George Floyd memorial is an ‘autonomous zone’ with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don’t even go in,” one NewsNation Now correspondent, who called the activists a “militant-style group,” reported. “We tried to respectfully get video — but left after two people confronted us near the barricades. Later learned many protestors don’t even feel comfortable there.”

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The George Floyd memorial is an "autonomous zone" with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don't even go in. We tried to respectfully get video-but left after two people confronted us near the barricades.
Later learned many protestors don't even feel comfortable there. pic.twitter.com/5w32fxQ0hR

— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) March 10, 2021

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[goatprairie]

If these cities insist on electing dopey leftists for mayors and govs., I hope they become ghost towns. They're undoubtedly discouraging many thousands of possible tourists from visiting....including the wife and me.

[Fishrrman]

These thugs aren't going anywhere, and nobody's going to remove them.

[mortarman]

George Floyd= Horst Wessel.

 

[DefiantMassRINO]

An old-fashioned 3 A.M. hippy round-up is in order.