For some men at Turning Point, where George Floyd attended a 90-day treatment program in 2017, the focus on his drug use is an example of how chemical dependency among African Americans can be disproportionately stigmatized and used to justify their mistreatment.
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Officers fired dispersants into a crowd of as many as 500 protestors outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters on Sunday night. Looting was also reported in the city.
Officers used tear gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets on a crowd that gathered Sunday night outside police headquarters after Daunte Wright, 20, was killed during a traffic stop.
00:17Warning: Video may contain graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing. The medical examiner who did the autopsy on George Floyd testified Friday that because of underlying heart conditions, his restraint by law enforcement "was just more than Mr. Floyd could take," resulting in his death at the hands of Minneapolis police.
