Knights Party Press Release: June 1. 2020
“Protesting Works. Rioting Doesnt.” was the headline from National Review on Friday May 29th. Demand accountability for George Floyd’s death, yes, but don’t romanticize rioting, now or ever. The tragic death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis has set off massive protests in the city and elsewhere. The protesters point to a video in which a police officer uses his knee to restrain Floyd, applying pressure to his neck for several minutes, as Floyd protests that he can’t breathe. This will remind any politically aware person of the death of Eric Garner in New York City in 2014. […]