06-14

Sunday, June 14

Jun 14: The Fulton County, Georgia, Medical Examiner’s Office reportes that an autopsy showed that Rayshard Brooks died of two gunshot wounds to the back in a homicide. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow advises supporters who attend President Trump’s first rally in three months to wear masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. A former U.S. Marine, Paul Whelan, is convicted of espionage in a Russian court and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Thousands of mostly African-American worshippers gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on Sunday for one of the largest faith-based events since George Floyd’s death.

Retweet by Shaun King of Bethel, Ohio BLM protester being struck by white counter protesters in front of police, June 14, 2020.

@shaunking, video of BLM protester in Bethel, Ohio, June 14, 2020 being hit while police stand idly by.

Current Affairs comment on photo by PNickCurran of Wall Street Bull protected by NYPD

Retweet by @curaffairs,

[On the one hand, Boogaloo is clearly cosplay.] Chris dat white boi, “Boogaloo dance party (EXTENDED) version,” November 2, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vC3rhfJPQE

[On the other hand, it’s clearly serious.] “Santa Cruz County Deputies Attacked, Injured in Ben Lomond,” KPIX CBS SF Bay Area, June 6, 2020. https://youtu.be/ym5vstWk7iw

“Watch: Good Samaritans Capture, Hold Down Suspect Who Killed Santa Cruz Deputy,” NBC News NOW, June 8, 2020. https://youtu.be/vIEB9NztX2U

“Santa Cruz resident pins down Air Force sergeant accused of killing Northern California deputy,” CBS News, June 8, 2020. https://youtu.be/RHclutBQrSs

“Santa Cruz Deputy Ambush Suspect Steven Carrillo Charged With Murder,” KPIX CBS SF Bay Area, June 12, 2020. https://youtu.be/n-MEFChQrCs

“Atlanta police chief resigns over death of Rayshard Brooks (GRAPHIC VIDEO),” Fox & Friends, Fox News, June 14, 2020. https://youtu.be/rIBoW4dcaAw

“Vigil Held For 24-Year-Old Robert Fuller After Hanging Death In Palmdale,” CBS Los Angeles, June 14, 2020. https://youtu.be/pdFZxKQCekg

“Letters to the Editor: Protesters Learned Bethel Isn’t Wimpy Hamilton County.” The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 16, 2020. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/06/16/letters-protesters-learned-bethel-isnt-wimpy-hamilton-county/3192645001/.

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Gammage, Jeff, Allison Steele, Alfred Lubrano, and Rita Giordano. “For Second Day, Group ‘Protects’ Christopher Columbus Statue in South Philadelphia; Mayor Denounces ‘Vigilantism.’” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 14, 2020. https://www.inquirer.com/news/floyd-protest-columbus-statue-protesters-unrest-philadelphia-police-20200614.html.

Alltucker, Ken, and Jayne O’Donnell. “Medical Bias: From Pain Pills to COVID-19, Racial Discrimination in Health Care Festers.” USA TODAY, June 14, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/06/14/festering-racial-bias-health-care-factor-covid-19-disparities/5320187002/.

Several guns, bats and sticks carried by white vigilantes here at Columbus square in South Philly to “protect” the Columbus statue. Police have been visibly quite friendly with this group pic.twitter.com/tu3IRZLHs7
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 14, 2020

Si es Trump, tiene que ser corrupto 💸 https://t.co/Ti3oxFO6oY
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 15, 2020

A peaceful protest in my hometown of 25 people for #BLM was met with an angry, hateful, and armed “counter protest” of 800 people… This is a snip of one of the live video I watched from one of the FEW black people that went to school with me. #bethel pic.twitter.com/JdhvJqwLIt
— Tiff (@Smeewy_) June 15, 2020

.@FBI,
I’m requesting an investigation into the deaths of Robert Fuller & Malcolm Marsch. The two murders have similarities & occurred 50 miles apart. Fuller was found hanging from a tree by Palmdale City Hall. Marsch was found hanging from a tree by Victorville City Library. — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 14, 2020

Less than 24 hours after news broke that a Black man, Robert Fuller, was found hanging from a tree in Los Angeles, outlets are reporting that another Black man, Malcolm Harsch, was found dead in similar circumstances less than two weeks ago (Via @BETNews)https://t.co/TQoV0q7JNL
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) June 14, 2020

Everyone remembers Marie Antoinette’s wildly successful “#FindSomethingNew To Eat, Like Cake” campaign so of course they launched this on #BastilleDay pic.twitter.com/tgum4cTzXD
— Fiddler (@cFidd) July 14, 2020

Robert Fuller’s family mourns a ‘survivor,’ demands truth over his hanging death https://t.co/J3Vq5gd5hc
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 14, 2020

marxist theory of the state in a single image https://t.co/BZ9H0oEPZZ
— Current Affairs (@curaffairs) June 14, 2020

Bethel, Ohio:

A BLM protestor was sucker punched directly in front of a police-officer — and not a damn thing was done by the officer to protect and serve the protestor.

Madness…pic.twitter.com/VvkKkUO0Ba
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 16, 2020

Someone got it on video. White men beating me up for walking with a blm sign https://t.co/k8SzvzmHo3 pic.twitter.com/Nb1D1UOJPD
— ryley wrigglesworth (@rywriggs) June 15, 2020

Bethel, OH. Where peaceful protestors were threatened and assaulted. As the people of Ohio we need to orgnazie a bigger protest In this county. pic.twitter.com/J1IbDjN5MX
— Janté Wright of House Stark (@j_macin) June 16, 2020

American Public Media. “When Tasers Fail.” Reveal, May 11, 2019. https://revealnews.org/podcast/when-tasers-fail/.

AP Staff. “Cops Investigate Hanging Death of Black Man; 2nd in 2 Weeks.” AP News, June 13, 2020. https://apnews.com/article/palmdale-suicides-us-news-ca-state-wire-race-and-ethnicity-bed4d8f9b35e5e88aa98a0d5c2563b2f.

Fleischer, Jodie. “Family of Man Who Fell to Death after Taser Hit Sues County, Officers.” WSBTV, August 8, 2016. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/family-of-man-who-fell-to-death-after-tasering-sues-county-officers/419659793/.

FOX 29 staff. “City Leaders Denounce Group Defending Columbus Statue in South Philadelphia.” FOX 29 Philadelphia, June 14, 2020. https://www.fox29.com/news/city-leaders-denounce-group-defending-columbus-statue-in-south-philadelphia.

Gearty, Robert. “Air Force Sergeant Steven Carrillo Hit with Murder Charges in Deputy’s Killing.” Fox News, June 12, 2020. https://www.foxnews.com/us/air-force-sergeant-steven-carrillo-hit-with-murder-charges-in-deputys-killing.

Gilbert, Curtis, Angela Caputo, and Geoff Hing. “Tasers Are Less Reliable than Their Maker Has Claimed. The Results Can Be Deadly,” APM Reports, May 9, 2019. https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2019/05/09/when-tasers-fail.

Gore, Leada. “For First Time, Alabama Added 1,000-plus Coronavirus Cases in a Day.” AL.com, June 14, 2020. https://www.al.com/news/2020/06/for-first-time-alabama-added-1000-coronavirus-cases-in-a-day.html?fbclid=IwAR3L8hf_17DqnyaF-H_EHlj5ATjs-7Wn0pZmRRaCGG5Ht7MBY5O8kiZXbZE.

Melamed, Samantha. “Video Has Changed Police Accountability. Now Citizen Filmmakers Are Getting Organized.” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 14, 2020. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-676-protest-vine-street-expressway-video-brutality-pepper-spray-20200614.html.

Peters, Trevor, Courtney King, and Jason Scott. “Bethel Curfew in Place as Second Day of Protests Produces 5 Arrests.” Fox 19 Now, June 15, 2020. https://www.fox19.com/2020/06/15/heated-confrontations-continue-second-day-protests-bethel-ohio/.

Petersen, Anne Helen. “What Happened In Bethel, Ohio?” BuzzFeed News, July 5, 2020. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/bethel-ohio-black-lives-matter-protest.

Quinn, Allison. “Questions Raised About Second Black Man Found Hanging From Tree.” The Daily Beast, June 14, 2020, sec. us-news. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ten-days-before-robert-fuller-died-malcolm-harsch-was-also-found-hanging-from-a-tree.

Reuters. “Shock Tactics: Reuters Taser Tracker.” Reuters, December 28, 2018. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/usa-taser/.

Rice, Steven. “Does One Bad Apple Spoil the Bunch?” Education Committee of the Botanical Society of America, March 2001. https://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/mcintosh/badapple.html.

Wallace, Danielle. “Confusion Reigns as Seattle’s Seized Six Blocks Known as CHAZ Purportedly Changes Name to CHOP: ‘We’re Not Trying to Secede.’” Fox News, June 14, 2020. https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-chaz-chop-change-name-secede.

* Timeline summaries at the top of the page come from a variety of sources:, including The American Journal of Managed Care COVID-19 Timeline (https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020), the Just Security Group at the NYU School of Law (https://www.justsecurity.org/69650/timeline-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-u-s-response/), the “10 Things,” daily entries from The Week (theweek.com), as well as a variety of newspapers and television programs.

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