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Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 19

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This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.

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  1. rabbit
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    Breonna Taylor case: Kentucky attorney general asks for patience as police killing probe continues I'm not really sure how much more patience should be expected. It's been three months since the...

    Breonna Taylor case: Kentucky attorney general asks for patience as police killing probe continues

    I'm not really sure how much more patience should be expected. It's been three months since the actual incident. It's just mind boggling watching some of these events unfold. Like last week, the police report on this particular incident lists Ms. Taylor injuries as "none".

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  2. cfabbro
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    Here's a bunch of protest related ones from AP: Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired Police accountability bills stall in Minnesota Legislature Colorado governor signs broad...

    Here's a bunch of protest related ones from AP:

    Officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired
    Police accountability bills stall in Minnesota Legislature
    Colorado governor signs broad police accountability bill
    [Minnesota] Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarks
    Maryland police chief latest to face reckoning amid protests
    Memphis police department to stop using no-knock warrants
    Hate crimes plan in Georgia criticized as time grows short
    2 indicted, accused of pointing guns at Medford protesters

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    cfabbro
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    The NCAA's Southeastern Conference commissioner warned that Mississippi could lose SEC championship games if it doesn't alter the state flag.

    The NCAA's Southeastern Conference commissioner warned that Mississippi could lose SEC championship games if it doesn't alter the state flag.

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      grahamiam
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      I don't understand how this doesn't also apply to Georgia's flag.

      I don't understand how this doesn't also apply to Georgia's flag.

      2 votes
      1. [4]
        cfabbro
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        Probably because, at least according to Wikipedia, Georgia's flag hasn't featured a confederate flag element in it since 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)

        Probably because, at least according to Wikipedia, Georgia's flag hasn't featured a confederate flag element in it since 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)

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          grahamiam
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          Georgia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#/media/File:Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg Confederacy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America

          at least according to Wikipedia

          The design principle is based on the First National Flag of the Confederacy, which was nicknamed the Stars and Bars.[2]

          Georgia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#/media/File:Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state).svg

          Confederacy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America

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            cfabbro
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            Am not American... so I didn't realize the three strips was associated with the Confederacy. Does that flag hold as much historical baggage as the "battle flag" (which most people seem to be more...

            Am not American... so I didn't realize the three strips was associated with the Confederacy. Does that flag hold as much historical baggage as the "battle flag" (which most people seem to be more familiar with) though? The reason I ask is because most of the efforts I have seen by protestors and advocacy groups to remove the "confederate flag" in the US as of late are almost exclusively focused on that more familiar "battle flag".

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            1. grahamiam
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              Definitely, the average person probably isn't aware and thus it has less baggage. For it to be so direct of a copy like this, though, continues to astound me.

              Definitely, the average person probably isn't aware and thus it has less baggage. For it to be so direct of a copy like this, though, continues to astound me.

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  7. Omnicrola
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    Personal anecdote: there have been fireworks fairly regularly around the area for the past few weeks. Tonight (Juneteenth) I think they're even more widespread. I live in a pretty quiet suburb, so...

    Personal anecdote: there have been fireworks fairly regularly around the area for the past few weeks. Tonight (Juneteenth) I think they're even more widespread. I live in a pretty quiet suburb, so this level of activity seems notable.

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