npr--2020-06-05--Minneapolis Agrees To Ban Chokeholds And Neck Restraints By Police

Minneapolis Agrees To Ban Chokeholds And Neck Restraints By Police Police in Minneapolis will be forbidden to use chokeholds and neck restraints under reforms negotiated by city and state authorities .
In an emergency vote Friday , the Minneapolis City Council approved an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights , which opened a civil rights investigation this week into the city 's police department in the wake of the killing of George Floyd .
The temporary restraining order requires the city to update its procedures to ban the chokeholds and other neck restraints by police .
`` Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have suffered generational pain and trauma as a result of systemic and institutional racism and long-standing problems in policing .
This continuous harm was once again highlighted by the in-custody death of George Floyd , '' the agreement says .
The reforms follow the widespread and sometimes violent protests after Floyd was killed when then-officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee planted on Floyd 's neck for more than 8 minutes .
An autopsy released by Hennepin County , Minnesota , found that Floyd 's heart and lungs stopped functioning `` while being restrained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ commissioned by Floyd 's family found that he had died of `` asphyxiation from sustained pressure . ''
Officers , regardless of rank or tenure , would also have to intervene and make a report if they witness excessive use of force , according to the agreement .
An officer who failed to do so would face disciplinary measures as severe `` as if they themselves engaged in the prohibited use of force . ''
Minneapolis has had a similar policy on the books since 2016 .
Use of crowd-control weapons — such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have to be approved by the city 's police chief .
Many of those weapons have been used during protests that have roiled Minneapolis and other cities since Floyd 's death .
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed the agreement Friday , saying it would require `` elected leadership to [ apply ] deep , structural reforms . ''
`` This unprecedented energy and momentum for police reform has left Minneapolis poised not just to address our shortcomings , but to become a model for shifting police culture and uprooting systemic racism , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires the city attorney to assemble a list of state laws that would impede the reforms .
Some members of the Minneapolis council called these good first steps toward systemic change but have also pushed for dismantling the city 's police department , including council President Lisa Bender , who recently tweeted , `` We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a transformative new model of public safety . ''
In addition , Minnesota 's local-level prosecutors — the county attorneys — are pushing to give the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigate all cases of police-involved deaths .
Local prosecutors and police work together closely , and county attorneys are often accused of having a conflict of interest when investigating police-involved deaths .
So , the Minnesota County Attorneys Association voted Thursday to support such a change to state law .
The organization represents all 87 county attorneys in Minnesota .

Minneapolis Agrees To Ban Chokeholds And Neck Restraints By Police
Enlarge this image toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Julio Cortez/AP
Police in Minneapolis will be forbidden to use chokeholds and neck restraints under reforms negotiated by city and state authorities.
In an emergency vote Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which opened a civil rights investigation this week into the city's police department in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
The temporary restraining order requires the city to update its procedures to ban the chokeholds and other neck restraints by police.
"Black, Indigenous, and communities of color have suffered generational pain and trauma as a result of systemic and institutional racism and long-standing problems in policing. This continuous harm was once again highlighted by the in-custody death of George Floyd," the agreement says.
The reforms follow the widespread and sometimes violent protests after Floyd was killed when then-officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee planted on Floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes.
An autopsy released by Hennepin County, Minnesota, found that Floyd's heart and lungs stopped functioning "while being restrained" by police. An independent autopsy commissioned by Floyd's family found that he had died of "asphyxiation from sustained pressure."
Officers, regardless of rank or tenure, would also have to intervene and make a report if they witness excessive use of force, according to the agreement. An officer who failed to do so would face disciplinary measures as severe "as if they themselves engaged in the prohibited use of force."
Minneapolis has had a similar policy on the books since 2016.
Use of crowd-control weapons — such as tear gas and rubber bullets — would have to be approved by the city's police chief. Many of those weapons have been used during protests that have roiled Minneapolis and other cities since Floyd's death.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed the agreement Friday, saying it would require "elected leadership to [apply] deep, structural reforms."
"This unprecedented energy and momentum for police reform has left Minneapolis poised not just to address our shortcomings, but to become a model for shifting police culture and uprooting systemic racism," Frey tweeted.
The agreement also requires the city attorney to assemble a list of state laws that would impede the reforms.
Some members of the Minneapolis council called these good first steps toward systemic change but have also pushed for dismantling the city's police department, including council President Lisa Bender, who recently tweeted, "We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a transformative new model of public safety."
In addition, Minnesota's local-level prosecutors — the county attorneys — are pushing to give the state's attorney general the authority to investigate all cases of police-involved deaths.
Local prosecutors and police work together closely, and county attorneys are often accused of having a conflict of interest when investigating police-involved deaths. So, the Minnesota County Attorneys Association voted Thursday to support such a change to state law. The organization represents all 87 county attorneys in Minnesota.


npr--2020-06-05--Coronavirus FAQs: How To Stay Safe While Protesting, When To Go Out After Recovery

Coronavirus FAQs : How To Stay Safe While Protesting , When To Go Out After Recovery This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week .
We 'd like to hear what you 're curious about .
Email us at goatsandsoda @ npr.org with the subject line : `` Weekly Coronavirus Questions . ''
What risks are there in attending a protest rally ?
Modelers say it 's difficult to assess how the protests will influence COVID-19 infections .
But it 's clear that a key ingredient for transmission is present at many of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of protesters standing shoulder to shoulder — some wearing face masks , others not — raise concerns , especially in cities with higher rates of infection .
Earlier this week Washington , D.C. , Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was concerned about what mass gatherings in the streets `` could mean for spikes in our coronavirus cases later . ''
She urged protesters to consider their exposure and consider being tested .
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced free tests for demonstrators this week .
Officials in Atlanta and New York have suggested testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participated in demonstrations would be useful in communities where many new cases are being reported every day .
These new cases indicate that transmission is occurring at a high rate in the communities , '' said Bill Miller , an epidemiologist and physician at Ohio State University .
He said there are several scenarios that could give rise to the spread of the virus or even a superspreader event , where a number of people become infected .
For instance , `` you might have a small number of infected people who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowd .
If one or more of these people are shouting often and not wearing a mask , the situation is a setup for a superspreader event , '' he said .
He said an alternative to testing everyone would be active contact tracing .
`` With new cases , the tracers could ask about demonstration participation , including days and times , '' Miller said .
Then , if cases are linked to a demonstration , a call could go out to get everyone who participated in that event to be tested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk of exposure because the virus ca n't survive long in sunlight and there 's better air circulation , but it 's no guarantee against infection .
So , to reduce your own risk , it 's best to continue practicing social distancing and wear a face mask .
There have been family-friendly events where protesters sit in a public space such as a park or library grounds , remaining 6 feet apart .
And , of course , remember to wash your hands – or use hand sanitizer – after touching others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for the coronavirus , how long should I wait before going back out into the world ?
The first thing to keep in mind when it comes to COVID-19 is that all advice is preliminary — based on studies and cases experts have looked at so far .
There is still a lot we do n't know so guidelines and precautions may change , said Lawrence Gostin , director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University .
That said , if someone was infected with COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's safe to start going out to the grocery store and other public settings again .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends waiting at least 10 days after the date symptoms started and at least three days after you 've recovered to discontinue isolation .
Which raises a question : How do you know if you 're recovered ?
`` Recovery , '' according to the CDC , is defined as a resolution of fever , coupled with a progressive improvement in other symptoms – without reliance on fever-reducing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days after your symptoms started , the chance of being able to actually isolate a live virus [ in a patient ] is so low — it 's almost zero – so the chances of being infectious after that point is [ also ] very low , '' said Abraar Karan , a physician at Harvard Medical School .
But you do have to be careful in assessing symptoms and determining if they have truly ended .
Sometimes symptoms can be severe for weeks .
Some patients may see a brief abatement and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intense .
A doctor 's input is critical .
Also , some symptoms , such as loss of sense of smell , can take weeks to resolve fully , said Dr. Davidson Hamer , a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University .
When it comes to risk of contagion , the symptoms to be most concerned about are cough , fever and difficulty breathing , Hamer said — and those are the ones that should be completely resolved for at least three days before going out .
`` People should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least three days after complete cessation of [ these ] symptoms , '' he said .
`` If they have fever , the fever should be gone , and they should not be taking Tylenol or something to suppress that fever . ''
The longer you can wait , the better , Gostin noted .
He recommends waiting even 10 days after your symptoms are gone and then discussing with your doctor before going back to work or resuming your regular daily activities .
If you tested negative but still feel like you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gostin also said it 's a good idea to retest several days later for reassurance .
And if you ca n't get tested for any reason , they said it 's a good idea to follow the same 10-day , three-day rule .
If you 're asymptomatic but tested positive for the coronavirus , the World Health Organization recommends waiting 10 days from the time of the positive test before discontinuing isolation .
Karan said it 's still possible to transmit the virus even after waiting 10 days from the day your symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Everyone 's going to be a little different , '' he said , `` but most people fall within that 10-day window ; it 's considered to be relatively safe at that point . ''
And when you do decide to go out , experts said always use precautions such as wearing a face covering and practicing good hand hygiene — washing with soap or using hand sanitizer often and using antiseptic wipes to wipe down surfaces such as door handles and grocery store carts before touching them .
If I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I quarantine or self-isolate once I get there ?
Some states and countries have implemented mandatory quarantines for any travelers coming in , so the first thing to do is check the requirements for your destination point and make proper arrangements beforehand .
For example , through June 30 , Hawaii is requiring that anybody entering the state or traveling between its islands `` quarantine for 14 days or the duration of their trip , whichever is shorter , '' according to a proclamation from Gov .
David Ige 's office .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires a quarantine period — or would still like some guidance to keep in mind when going to a new city — here are some of the most important risks to weigh .
All experts we spoke to , as well as the CDC traveling guidelines , agree that one of the main factors to consider when traveling during the pandemic is the rate of transmission in the area you 're coming from and the rate in the area where you 're headed .
If you 're coming from a place with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , and you 're not self-isolating , you may be infected and not yet realize it .
One precaution to avoid triggering any infections in your destination then is to isolate at home as much as possible for two weeks before departure and practice social distancing measures — such as wearing a mask and staying 6 feet away from others — anytime you do go out in public spaces .
That way you lessen the risk of unknowingly bringing the virus with you into your destination .
`` I think that [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home , has been really cautious and is very unlikely to be infected when they enter a new place , then that new place might [ still ] recommend that they be quarantined , '' said Boston University 's Hamer .
`` But honestly , their risk of transmitting disease is probably close to zero because they have n't had any exposure [ in their local community ] . ''
But there is another way you could become exposed — your method of travel .
If you drive alone with minimal stops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you have been exposed to a symptomatic individual than if you board a crowded bus or plane , said Karan of Harvard Medical School .
Read more about the risks of driving versus flying here .
Self-isolation measures in a new location also depend on where you bed down once you arrive .
If you 're staying with friends or family , then you should discuss what precautions they have been taking before your arrival and make sure you 're not exposing yourself to additional risk in their home .
`` When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it would be ideal to self-isolate for 14 days .
But if not , try for at least five days , '' said Gostin , the global health specialist at Georgetown .
`` And when you do begin to relax measures and go back out into the world , take very special care .
Be even more rigorous with your hand-washing , disinfecting , mask usage and social distancing . ''

Coronavirus FAQs: How To Stay Safe While Protesting, When To Go Out After Recovery
Enlarge this image Malaka Gharib/NPR Malaka Gharib/NPR
This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We'd like to hear what you're curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions."
What risks are there in attending a protest rally?
Modelers say it's difficult to assess how the protests will influence COVID-19 infections. But it's clear that a key ingredient for transmission is present at many of these rallies: close contact.
The images of protesters standing shoulder to shoulder — some wearing face masks, others not — raise concerns, especially in cities with higher rates of infection. Earlier this week Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was concerned about what mass gatherings in the streets "could mean for spikes in our coronavirus cases later." She urged protesters to consider their exposure and consider being tested.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced free tests for demonstrators this week. Officials in Atlanta and New York have suggested testing as well.
"Testing everyone that participated in demonstrations would be useful in communities where many new cases are being reported every day. These new cases indicate that transmission is occurring at a high rate in the communities," said Bill Miller, an epidemiologist and physician at Ohio State University. He said there are several scenarios that could give rise to the spread of the virus or even a superspreader event, where a number of people become infected. For instance, "you might have a small number of infected people who are particularly active, moving around in the crowd. If one or more of these people are shouting often and not wearing a mask, the situation is a setup for a superspreader event," he said.
He said an alternative to testing everyone would be active contact tracing. "With new cases, the tracers could ask about demonstration participation, including days and times," Miller said. Then, if cases are linked to a demonstration, a call could go out to get everyone who participated in that event to be tested.
Being outdoors seems to reduce the risk of exposure because the virus can't survive long in sunlight and there's better air circulation, but it's no guarantee against infection. So, to reduce your own risk, it's best to continue practicing social distancing and wear a face mask. There have been family-friendly events where protesters sit in a public space such as a park or library grounds, remaining 6 feet apart.
And, of course, remember to wash your hands – or use hand sanitizer – after touching others or shared surfaces.
If I tested positive for the coronavirus, how long should I wait before going back out into the world?
The first thing to keep in mind when it comes to COVID-19 is that all advice is preliminary — based on studies and cases experts have looked at so far. There is still a lot we don't know so guidelines and precautions may change, said Lawrence Gostin, director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
That said, if someone was infected with COVID-19, here are recommended guidelines for when it's safe to start going out to the grocery store and other public settings again.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends waiting at least 10 days after the date symptoms started and at least three days after you've recovered to discontinue isolation.
Which raises a question: How do you know if you're recovered? "Recovery," according to the CDC, is defined as a resolution of fever, coupled with a progressive improvement in other symptoms – without reliance on fever-reducing medication.
"The idea is 10 days after your symptoms started, the chance of being able to actually isolate a live virus [in a patient] is so low — it's almost zero – so the chances of being infectious after that point is [also] very low," said Abraar Karan, a physician at Harvard Medical School.
But you do have to be careful in assessing symptoms and determining if they have truly ended. Sometimes symptoms can be severe for weeks. Some patients may see a brief abatement and then have symptoms recur or become more intense. A doctor's input is critical.
Also, some symptoms, such as loss of sense of smell, can take weeks to resolve fully, said Dr. Davidson Hamer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University.
When it comes to risk of contagion, the symptoms to be most concerned about are cough, fever and difficulty breathing, Hamer said — and those are the ones that should be completely resolved for at least three days before going out.
"People should not be out in public until at least three days after complete cessation of [these] symptoms," he said. "If they have fever, the fever should be gone, and they should not be taking Tylenol or something to suppress that fever."
The longer you can wait, the better, Gostin noted. He recommends waiting even 10 days after your symptoms are gone and then discussing with your doctor before going back to work or resuming your regular daily activities.
If you tested negative but still feel like you're exhibiting symptoms of the virus, Gostin also said it's a good idea to retest several days later for reassurance. And if you can't get tested for any reason, they said it's a good idea to follow the same 10-day, three-day rule.
If you're asymptomatic but tested positive for the coronavirus, the World Health Organization recommends waiting 10 days from the time of the positive test before discontinuing isolation.
Karan said it's still possible to transmit the virus even after waiting 10 days from the day your symptoms hit – but it's pretty unlikely. "Everyone's going to be a little different," he said, "but most people fall within that 10-day window; it's considered to be relatively safe at that point."
And when you do decide to go out, experts said always use precautions such as wearing a face covering and practicing good hand hygiene — washing with soap or using hand sanitizer often and using antiseptic wipes to wipe down surfaces such as door handles and grocery store carts before touching them.
If I travel to a new city, should I quarantine or self-isolate once I get there?
Some states and countries have implemented mandatory quarantines for any travelers coming in, so the first thing to do is check the requirements for your destination point and make proper arrangements beforehand. For example, through June 30, Hawaii is requiring that anybody entering the state or traveling between its islands "quarantine for 14 days or the duration of their trip, whichever is shorter," according to a proclamation from Gov. David Ige's office.
If you're not entering an area that requires a quarantine period — or would still like some guidance to keep in mind when going to a new city — here are some of the most important risks to weigh.
All experts we spoke to, as well as the CDC traveling guidelines, agree that one of the main factors to consider when traveling during the pandemic is the rate of transmission in the area you're coming from and the rate in the area where you're headed. If you're coming from a place with a relatively high number of new cases each day, and you're not self-isolating, you may be infected and not yet realize it.
One precaution to avoid triggering any infections in your destination then is to isolate at home as much as possible for two weeks before departure and practice social distancing measures — such as wearing a mask and staying 6 feet away from others — anytime you do go out in public spaces. That way you lessen the risk of unknowingly bringing the virus with you into your destination.
"I think that [even] if somebody has been sheltered at home, has been really cautious and is very unlikely to be infected when they enter a new place, then that new place might [still] recommend that they be quarantined," said Boston University's Hamer. "But honestly, their risk of transmitting disease is probably close to zero because they haven't had any exposure [in their local community]."
But there is another way you could become exposed — your method of travel. If you drive alone with minimal stops, there's probably a lower chance that you have been exposed to a symptomatic individual than if you board a crowded bus or plane, said Karan of Harvard Medical School. Read more about the risks of driving versus flying here.
Self-isolation measures in a new location also depend on where you bed down once you arrive. If you're staying with friends or family, then you should discuss what precautions they have been taking before your arrival and make sure you're not exposing yourself to additional risk in their home.
"When we move from one place to another, it would be ideal to self-isolate for 14 days. But if not, try for at least five days," said Gostin, the global health specialist at Georgetown. "And when you do begin to relax measures and go back out into the world, take very special care. Be even more rigorous with your hand-washing, disinfecting, mask usage and social distancing."


npr--2020-06-05--Israeli Police Killing Of Palestinian Leads To Apologies And Echoes Of The U.S.

Israeli Police Killing Of Palestinian Leads To Apologies And Echoes Of The U.S. A fatal Israeli police shooting of an unarmed Palestinian man in Jerusalem last weekend has led to a government apology and protests comparing the case to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Eyad Hallaq , 32 , was on his way to a school for special needs students in the historic Old City of Jerusalem on May 30 when police shouted , `` terrorist ! ''
before shooting him as he fled , an eyewitness told Israeli TV .
The human rights group B'Tselem cites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 of Israeli forces fatally shooting Palestinians as they fled .
Hallaq 's killing has elicited particular shock because the victim had autism .
The eyewitness , his school counselor Warda Abu Hadid , told local media she shouted to the Israeli officers , `` he 's disabled , '' as the wounded Hallaq shouted , `` I 'm with her . ''
Minutes later , a police officer , who police say mistakenly thought Hallaq had a gun , fatally shot him .
Hallaq 's mother told reporters her son used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to class and she had told him that he would be safe if he had his ID with him .
Police have not identified the officer who killed Hallaq , who remains under house arrest as police investigate .
`` Policing in Jerusalem and in particular in the Old City is a particularly complex task that involves complex decisions and the risk of life , '' the police said in a statement following the shooting .
Officers patrolling in the Old City have faced numerous attacks by Palestinians in recent years .
Israeli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death .
`` We are very sorry , '' Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a cabinet meeting , vowing a swift investigation .
`` The family deserves a hug , '' said Public Security Minister Amir Ohana .
But Ohana said he did not want Israel to be engulfed in the kind of street protests happening in the U.S. , saying he did not want to `` bring Minneapolis here . ''
Over the past week , several hundred protesters gathered in small demonstrations in Jerusalem , Tel Aviv and Haifa .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of U.S. protests against police brutality and the killing of Floyd .
In one protest in downtown Jerusalem , demonstrators chanted , `` I ca n't breathe '' and carried signs that read `` Palestinian Lives Matter '' and `` Justice For Eyad , Justice for George . ''
`` This [ killing ] is not a mistake , this is not an aberration , '' Hala Marshood , 28 , a Palestinian protester said by phone to NPR .
`` It 's a systemized policy towards Palestinians , oppressing an entire population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of grief from Israelis from across the spectrum , particularly parents of children with autism .
Aviad Friedman , an Israeli father of a child with autism , paid Hallaq 's father a condolence visit , despite friends warning him against traveling alone to a Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem .
In an emotional op-ed on a religious Jewish website , Friedman said his son was also identified as suspicious and was detained aggressively by police in Jerusalem 's Old City eight years ago .
`` I do not think [ the Hallaq killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis , '' he wrote , citing the stress Israeli police face in Jerusalem .
But he added , `` I expect and hope there will be a real hard investigation ... to give final justice to Eyad 's father 's family . ''

Israeli Police Killing Of Palestinian Leads To Apologies And Echoes Of The U.S.
Enlarge this image toggle caption Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images
A fatal Israeli police shooting of an unarmed Palestinian man in Jerusalem last weekend has led to a government apology and protests comparing the case to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Eyad Hallaq, 32, was on his way to a school for special needs students in the historic Old City of Jerusalem on May 30 when police shouted, "terrorist!" before shooting him as he fled, an eyewitness told Israeli TV.
The human rights group B'Tselem cites at least 11 cases during 2018 and 2019 of Israeli forces fatally shooting Palestinians as they fled. Hallaq's killing has elicited particular shock because the victim had autism.
The eyewitness, his school counselor Warda Abu Hadid, told local media she shouted to the Israeli officers, "he's disabled," as the wounded Hallaq shouted, "I'm with her." Minutes later, a police officer, who police say mistakenly thought Hallaq had a gun, fatally shot him.
Hallaq's mother told reporters her son used to fear passing the police on his way to class and she had told him that he would be safe if he had his ID with him.
Police have not identified the officer who killed Hallaq, who remains under house arrest as police investigate.
"Policing in Jerusalem and in particular in the Old City is a particularly complex task that involves complex decisions and the risk of life," the police said in a statement following the shooting.
Officers patrolling in the Old City have faced numerous attacks by Palestinians in recent years.
Israeli officials have been remorseful about Hallaq's death. "We are very sorry," Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a cabinet meeting, vowing a swift investigation. "The family deserves a hug," said Public Security Minister Amir Ohana.
But Ohana said he did not want Israel to be engulfed in the kind of street protests happening in the U.S., saying he did not want to "bring Minneapolis here."
Over the past week, several hundred protesters gathered in small demonstrations in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Their chants and posters echoed the language of U.S. protests against police brutality and the killing of Floyd. In one protest in downtown Jerusalem, demonstrators chanted, "I can't breathe" and carried signs that read "Palestinian Lives Matter" and "Justice For Eyad, Justice for George."
"This [killing] is not a mistake, this is not an aberration," Hala Marshood, 28, a Palestinian protester said by phone to NPR. "It's a systemized policy towards Palestinians, oppressing an entire population."
There's been an outpouring of grief from Israelis from across the spectrum, particularly parents of children with autism. Aviad Friedman, an Israeli father of a child with autism, paid Hallaq's father a condolence visit, despite friends warning him against traveling alone to a Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem.
In an emotional op-ed on a religious Jewish website, Friedman said his son was also identified as suspicious and was detained aggressively by police in Jerusalem's Old City eight years ago.
"I do not think [the Hallaq killing] is similar to the incident in Minneapolis," he wrote, citing the stress Israeli police face in Jerusalem. But he added, "I expect and hope there will be a real hard investigation ... to give final justice to Eyad's father's family."


npr--2020-06-05--'Black Lives Matter Plaza,' Across From White House, Is Christened By D.C. Leaders

'Black Lives Matter Plaza , ' Across From White House , Is Christened By D.C .
Leaders President Trump 's term in office opened with a banner hanging from a crane not too far from the White House windows , declaring `` Resist . ''
Now , in the final year of that term , there 's another protest slogan planted outside — only this statement , with the official backing of local leaders , is likely to stay put .
`` The section of 16th [ Street ] in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bowser , mayor of Washington , D.C. With that announcement Friday , officials installed a new street sign above the intersection outside St. John 's Church , where Trump made a controversial visit earlier this week .
Police and National Guard troops forcibly removed peaceful demonstrators , spraying them with tear gas , to clear a path for Trump 's photo-op with a Bible at the church .
The street sign is n't the only change .
Earlier Friday , artists with MuralsDC , a Department of Public Works project , and some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in yellow capital letters down a two-block stretch north of the intersection , just across Lafayette Square from the White House .
`` There 's a lot of anger .
There 's a lot of distrust of police in the government .
There are people who are craving to be heard and to be seen and to have their humanity recognized , '' Bowser said during a news conference Friday .
`` And we had the opportunity to send that message loud and clear on a very important street in our city .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that black lives matter , black humanity matters , and we as a city raise that up . ''
The Democratic mayor , who was on hand for the street sign 's installation , has clashed publicly with the president over the proper response to the widespread protests incited by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd , a black man who was in the custody of Minneapolis police .
Trump called out Bowser last weekend on Twitter with the false assertion that she had prevented the involvement of D.C. police during protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the scene , Secret Service confirmed . )
And just days later , the mayor condemned the use of munitions on peaceful protesters for Trump 's walk to the church , an event she called shameful .
On Thursday , Bowser also sent Trump a letter requesting the withdrawal of all extra federal law enforcement and troops from the city , noting that the additional forces `` can breed dangerous confusion . ''
By Friday , Army Secretary Andrew McCarthy said all 1,600 active-duty military police brought to bases in the D.C. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are heading back to their home bases .
Separately , some 4,500 members of the National Guard who have been operating in the city will remain for now .
The decision to create a Black Lives Matter Plaza did not please the D.C. chapter of the Black Lives Matter global organization , however , which rejected the project on Twitter as merely a `` performative distraction from real policy changes . ''
`` Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history .
This is to appease white liberals while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` Black Lives Matter means defund the police . ''
Bowser was asked about the statement during her press briefing Friday .
`` Black Lives Matter is a very critical of police ; they 're critical of me , '' the mayor responded .
`` But that does n't mean that I do n't see them and support the things that will make our community safe , and that we do n't all have a larger responsibility in the nation 's capital to send that very clear message to our nation @ @

'Black Lives Matter Plaza,' Across From White House, Is Christened By D.C. Leaders
Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
President Trump's term in office opened with a banner hanging from a crane not too far from the White House windows, declaring "Resist." Now, in the final year of that term, there's another protest slogan planted outside — only this statement, with the official backing of local leaders, is likely to stay put.
"The section of 16th [Street] in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,' " tweeted Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, D.C.
With that announcement Friday, officials installed a new street sign above the intersection outside St. John's Church, where Trump made a controversial visit earlier this week. Police and National Guard troops forcibly removed peaceful demonstrators, spraying them with tear gas, to clear a path for Trump's photo-op with a Bible at the church.
The street sign isn't the only change. Earlier Friday, artists with MuralsDC, a Department of Public Works project, and some volunteers painted "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in yellow capital letters down a two-block stretch north of the intersection, just across Lafayette Square from the White House.
"There's a lot of anger. There's a lot of distrust of police in the government. There are people who are craving to be heard and to be seen and to have their humanity recognized," Bowser said during a news conference Friday.
"And we had the opportunity to send that message loud and clear on a very important street in our city. That message is to the American people that black lives matter, black humanity matters, and we as a city raise that up."
The Democratic mayor, who was on hand for the street sign's installation, has clashed publicly with the president over the proper response to the widespread protests incited by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd, a black man who was in the custody of Minneapolis police.
Trump called out Bowser last weekend on Twitter with the false assertion that she had prevented the involvement of D.C. police during protests May 29. (Local police were on the scene, Secret Service confirmed.) And just days later, the mayor condemned the use of munitions on peaceful protesters for Trump's walk to the church, an event she called shameful.
On Thursday, Bowser also sent Trump a letter requesting the withdrawal of all extra federal law enforcement and troops from the city, noting that the additional forces "can breed dangerous confusion."
By Friday, Army Secretary Andrew McCarthy said all 1,600 active-duty military police brought to bases in the D.C. region, including in Virginia and Maryland, are heading back to their home bases. Separately, some 4,500 members of the National Guard who have been operating in the city will remain for now.
The decision to create a Black Lives Matter Plaza did not please the D.C. chapter of the Black Lives Matter global organization, however, which rejected the project on Twitter as merely a "performative distraction from real policy changes."
"Bowser has consistently been on the wrong side of BLMDC history. This is to appease white liberals while ignoring our demands," the group said. "Black Lives Matter means defund the police."
Bowser was asked about the statement during her press briefing Friday.
"Black Lives Matter is a very critical of police; they're critical of me," the mayor responded. "But that doesn't mean that I don't see them and support the things that will make our community safe, and that we don't all have a larger responsibility in the nation's capital to send that very clear message to our nation."


npr--2020-06-05--Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks

Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks The people are continuing to be kept away from The People 's House .
An expanded security perimeter around the White House will be in place for several more days , even as the mayor of Washington , D.C. , called on the Trump administration to withdraw its extra federal law enforcement and military presence from the city .
Fencing around Lafayette Park , just across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. , was installed earlier this week amid heightened security measures in response to days of peaceful protests over police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the U.S. Secret Service , more areas in the vicinity are being closed .
Security fencing has been installed around the entire Ellipse and extends multiple blocks to Constitution Avenue .
`` These closures are in an effort to maintain the necessary security measures surrounding the White House complex , '' the Secret Service said in a statement .
It says those areas will be closed until Wednesday .
Police and federal forces began pushing protesters in Lafayette Square back from the White House on Monday night , using shields , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General William Barr gave that order after President Trump expressed the desire to walk across the street to St. John 's Episcopal church for a photo-op .
Barr told reporters that some demonstrators had thrown projectiles and that the group was `` becoming increasingly unruly . ''
Forces only expanded the security perimeter after demonstrators refused to move back one block , Barr said Thursday .
`` We asked three times . ''
Barr is among those being sued by the D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter for violating their constitutional right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suit are President Trump , Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secret Service Director James Murray .
Shutting down the Lafayette Square demonstration `` is the manifestation of the very despotism against which the First Amendment was intended to protect , '' the lawsuit states .
Meanwhile , D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has called on Trump to `` withdraw all extraordinary federal law enforcement and military presence from our city . ''
Protesters have been peaceful , she said , and she has lifted the city 's state of emergency related to demonstrations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ system of coordination with federal partners , and we will continue to work with them to ensure the safety of demonstrations , '' Bowser wrote in a letter to the president .
`` We are well equipped to handle large demonstrations and First Amendment activities . ''
Bowser also expressed her concern about unidentified federal personnel patrolling the city .
`` Our police and incident command have clear channels of communication and roles and it is important to note that these additional , unidentified units are operating outside of established chains of command @ @ @ @ @ @ @ multiplicity of forces can breed dangerous confusion . ''
Bowser added that `` law enforcement should be in place to protect the rights of American citizens , not restrict them . ''
Trump administration officials said that the perimeter is meant to keep protests from getting too large near the White House and that the administration is eager for the expanded barriers to be removed , according to The Washington Post .

Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks
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The people are continuing to be kept away from The People's House.
An expanded security perimeter around the White House will be in place for several more days, even as the mayor of Washington, D.C., called on the Trump administration to withdraw its extra federal law enforcement and military presence from the city.
Fencing around Lafayette Park, just across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., was installed earlier this week amid heightened security measures in response to days of peaceful protests over police treatment of African Americans. Now, according to the U.S. Secret Service, more areas in the vicinity are being closed.
Security fencing has been installed around the entire Ellipse and extends multiple blocks to Constitution Avenue.
"These closures are in an effort to maintain the necessary security measures surrounding the White House complex," the Secret Service said in a statement. It says those areas will be closed until Wednesday.
Police and federal forces began pushing protesters in Lafayette Square back from the White House on Monday night, using shields, billy clubs and tear gas. Attorney General William Barr gave that order after President Trump expressed the desire to walk across the street to St. John's Episcopal church for a photo-op. Barr told reporters that some demonstrators had thrown projectiles and that the group was "becoming increasingly unruly." Forces only expanded the security perimeter after demonstrators refused to move back one block, Barr said Thursday. "We asked three times."
Barr is among those being sued by the D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter for violating their constitutional right to peaceful assembly. Also named in the suit are President Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secret Service Director James Murray. Shutting down the Lafayette Square demonstration "is the manifestation of the very despotism against which the First Amendment was intended to protect," the lawsuit states.
Meanwhile, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has called on Trump to "withdraw all extraordinary federal law enforcement and military presence from our city." Protesters have been peaceful, she said, and she has lifted the city's state of emergency related to demonstrations.
"We have developed a finely wrought system of coordination with federal partners, and we will continue to work with them to ensure the safety of demonstrations," Bowser wrote in a letter to the president. "We are well equipped to handle large demonstrations and First Amendment activities."
Bowser also expressed her concern about unidentified federal personnel patrolling the city. "Our police and incident command have clear channels of communication and roles and it is important to note that these additional, unidentified units are operating outside of established chains of command," she wrote. "This multiplicity of forces can breed dangerous confusion."
Bowser added that "law enforcement should be in place to protect the rights of American citizens, not restrict them."
Trump administration officials said that the perimeter is meant to keep protests from getting too large near the White House and that the administration is eager for the expanded barriers to be removed, according to The Washington Post.


npr--2020-06-05--Trump Says Strong Economy Will Bring Racial Justice

President Trump , touting May 's lower-than-expected unemployment rate Friday , said a strong economy was the `` greatest thing that could happen for race relations . ''
And he seemed to proclaim that George Floyd , whose killing by police in Minneapolis has sparked more than a week of protests , would be happy with the economic news .
`` Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that is happening for our country .
This is a great day for him .
It 's a great day for everybody . ''
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , great day in terms of equality . ''
It was difficult to determine Trump 's exact intent as he spent most of a 50-minute-long appearance in the White House Rose Garden talking about the economy but frequently veered off onto other topics .
Before mentioning Floyd , Trump said that `` equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement regardless of race , color , gender or creed . ''
Asked what his plan was to address concerns expressed by protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what my plan is .
We 're going to have the strongest economy in the world . ''
While the unemployment rate dipped for white and Hispanic workers , for African Americans , it nudged up by a 10th of a point .
When asked by a reporter , `` How is that a victory ? ''
Trump waved dismissively and said only , `` You are something . ''
Trump spoke at a signing ceremony for a measure making revisions to the Paycheck Protection Program .
It was billed as a news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take questions .
Speaking later Friday , former Vice President Joe Biden , the presumptive Democratic nominee , was sharply critical of Trump 's reference to Floyd .
`` George Floyd 's last words , ' I ca n't breathe , I ca n't breathe , ' have echoed all across this nation , quite frankly , all around the world , '' Biden said .
`` For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd , I frankly think it 's despicable . ''

Trump Says Strong Economy Will Bring Racial Justice
Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP
President Trump, touting May's lower-than-expected unemployment rate Friday, said a strong economy was the "greatest thing that could happen for race relations."
And he seemed to proclaim that George Floyd, whose killing by police in Minneapolis has sparked more than a week of protests, would be happy with the economic news.
"Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that is happening for our country. This is a great day for him. It's a great day for everybody." Trump added. "This is a great, great day in terms of equality."
It was difficult to determine Trump's exact intent as he spent most of a 50-minute-long appearance in the White House Rose Garden talking about the economy but frequently veered off onto other topics.
Before mentioning Floyd, Trump said that "equal justice under the law must mean that every American receives equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement regardless of race, color, gender or creed."
Asked what his plan was to address concerns expressed by protesters, Trump said: "That's what my plan is. We're going to have the strongest economy in the world."
While the unemployment rate dipped for white and Hispanic workers, for African Americans, it nudged up by a 10th of a point. When asked by a reporter, "How is that a victory?" Trump waved dismissively and said only, "You are something."
Trump spoke at a signing ceremony for a measure making revisions to the Paycheck Protection Program. It was billed as a news conference, but Trump didn't formally take questions.
Speaking later Friday, former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, was sharply critical of Trump's reference to Floyd. "George Floyd's last words, 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe,' have echoed all across this nation, quite frankly, all around the world," Biden said. "For the president to try to put any other words in the mouth of George Floyd, I frankly think it's despicable."


npr--2020-06-05--LinkedIn CEO Condemns Employees' 'Appalling Comments' On Race

LinkedIn 's CEO has apologized to staff after anonymous employees made `` appalling comments '' about racism and diversity during a companywide meeting .
`` We are not and will not be a company or platform where racism or hateful speech is allowed , '' Ryan Roslansky wrote in an email to staff that was also posted on LinkedIn .
Roslansky took over as CEO of the professional networking company this week .
The company , which is owned by Microsoft Corp. , convened a virtual town hall over video Wednesday .
Roslansky said more than 9,000 of the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial bias following the death of George Floyd , a black man , after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes .
Some employees left anonymous comments in a chat box that appeared next to the video .
They criticized the protests that have swept the country and questioned LinkedIn 's diversity initiatives , according to a report by The Daily Beast .
One comment read : `` Blacks kill blacks at 50 times the rate that whites kill blacks .
Usually it is the result of gang violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outcry ? ''
Another said : `` I believe giving any racial group privilege over others in a zero sum game would not get any support by others .
Any thoughts on hurting others while giving privileges with the rosy name called diversity ? ''
LinkedIn declined to comment on the reported remarks beyond Roslansky 's email .
`` A small number of offensive comments reinforced the very hard work we still have to do , '' Roslansky said .
He said the company had let staff ask questions without using their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a safe space for all .
Unfortunately , that made it possible to add offensive comments without accountability . ''
Noting that LinkedIn users are required to use their real identities , he said the company would not allow anonymous comments in future staff meetings .
He added that the presenters on the call , including himself , were not able to track the comments in real time .
That too , he said , would not happen again .
Rosanna Durruthy , the company 's vice president for diversity , inclusion and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a LinkedIn post sharing Roslansky 's email .
`` These are difficult conversations , '' she wrote .
`` We still need to have them .
And we must not detach or pull further apart from one another , when what we need to do is come together . ''
The uproar at LinkedIn comes as companies in the tech industry and beyond seek to address the concerns over systemic racism and how racial bias affects their employees .
Big tech companies , in particular , have struggled to diversify .
LinkedIn 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November , shows black employees made up 3.5 % of its U.S. workforce in 2019 , up from 2 % in 2014 .
Representation is even lower in technical roles , where 1.2 % of U.S. workers are black , and in the company 's leadership , which is 1 % black .
`` We 're acutely aware of the work that still needs to be done , particularly in technical roles and within our U.S. Black and Latino populations , '' the 2019 report said .
Editor 's note : LinkedIn is @ @ @ @ @ @

LinkedIn CEO Condemns Employees' 'Appalling Comments' On Race
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LinkedIn's CEO has apologized to staff after anonymous employees made "appalling comments" about racism and diversity during a companywide meeting.
"We are not and will not be a company or platform where racism or hateful speech is allowed," Ryan Roslansky wrote in an email to staff that was also posted on LinkedIn. Roslansky took over as CEO of the professional networking company this week.
The company, which is owned by Microsoft Corp., convened a virtual town hall over video Wednesday. Roslansky said more than 9,000 of the company's 16,000 global employees joined to discuss racial bias following the death of George Floyd, a black man, after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.
Some employees left anonymous comments in a chat box that appeared next to the video. They criticized the protests that have swept the country and questioned LinkedIn's diversity initiatives, according to a report by The Daily Beast.
One comment read: "Blacks kill blacks at 50 times the rate that whites kill blacks. Usually it is the result of gang violence in the inner city. Where is the outcry?"
Another said: "I believe giving any racial group privilege over others in a zero sum game would not get any support by others. Any thoughts on hurting others while giving privileges with the rosy name called diversity?"
LinkedIn declined to comment on the reported remarks beyond Roslansky's email.
"A small number of offensive comments reinforced the very hard work we still have to do," Roslansky said. He said the company had let staff ask questions without using their names "with the intention of creating a safe space for all. Unfortunately, that made it possible to add offensive comments without accountability."
Noting that LinkedIn users are required to use their real identities, he said the company would not allow anonymous comments in future staff meetings. He added that the presenters on the call, including himself, were not able to track the comments in real time. That too, he said, would not happen again.
Rosanna Durruthy, the company's vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging, also addressed the incident in a LinkedIn post sharing Roslansky's email.
"These are difficult conversations," she wrote. "We still need to have them. And we must not detach or pull further apart from one another, when what we need to do is come together."
The uproar at LinkedIn comes as companies in the tech industry and beyond seek to address the concerns over systemic racism and how racial bias affects their employees.
Big tech companies, in particular, have struggled to diversify. LinkedIn's most recent diversity report, released in November, shows black employees made up 3.5% of its U.S. workforce in 2019, up from 2% in 2014. Representation is even lower in technical roles, where 1.2% of U.S. workers are black, and in the company's leadership, which is 1% black.
"We're acutely aware of the work that still needs to be done, particularly in technical roles and within our U.S. Black and Latino populations," the 2019 report said.
Editor's note: LinkedIn is among NPR's financial supporters.


npr--2020-06-05--How Will The U.S. And WHO Fare Without Each Other?

How Will The U.S. And WHO Fare Without Each Other ?
Last week , President Trump declared that he is `` terminating '' the decades-long U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over the agency 's relationship with China and withdrawing U.S. funding .
But it 's unclear what will happen next — and what the short- and long-term implications will be .
Global health experts are scratching their heads .
`` It 's still kind of murky , '' says Jeremy Konyndyk , senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and former U.S. Agency for International Development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just not sure how things stand : `` whether the U.S. is now officially out and we 've lost our vote or whether there 's a cooling-off period while we work through the issues . ''
`` The devil will be in the details , '' wrote Ilona Kickbusch , founder of the Global Health Center at the Graduate Institute Geneva , in a tweet .
`` What is the timeframe ?
The legal situation ?
Will Admiral [ Brett ] Giroir [ the U.S. representative to WHO 's executive board ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who Executive Board resign ?
Will US agencies not be allowed to work with @ WHO ? ''
So far , the Trump administration has not shared the details of its plan .
NPR asked for clarification .
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , which serves as the U.S. representative to WHO , referred NPR to the president 's May 29 remarks .
Asked about the impact on ongoing work between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO , a press officer wrote via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House press office for assistance with this inquiry . ''
Still , there are direct consequences if the U.S. stops funding and cooperating with the U.N. agency tasked with coordinating global responses to health threats , including the COVID-19 pandemic .
Here 's what could happen in the short , medium and long term : It 's not even clear an instant withdrawal is possible .
To leave the organization formally , the U.S. is supposed to give a one-year notice and pay outstanding dues , according to language that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signing the treaty in 1948 .
As of April 30 , the U.S. owed $ 198 million in unpaid membership dues .
Whether Trump intends to exit the organization formally or just stop participating is an open question , says Felicity Vabulas , assistant professor of international studies at Pepperdine University , who studies how countries leave global organizations .
So far , WHO 's public response has been to brush off Trump 's comments .
`` It is WHO 's wish for this collaboration [ between the U.S. and WHO ] to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agency 's director-general , said in what has so far been its only response to Trump 's announcement , at a press conference Monday .
Tedros offered no further comments when pressed .
`` A dignified silence from Geneva '' is how Kelley Lee , a global health professor at Simon Fraser University , characterized it .
`` Ignoring an empty threat '' is how Clare Wenham , assistant professor of global health policy at London School of Economics , described it .
Wenham 's read on WHO 's current strategy is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he loses the election in the fall , she and other global health experts say they think a new incoming president would likely reestablish the working relationship between the U.S. and WHO .
Vabulas says this wait-it-out strategy has worked before for the United Nations .
In 1965 , Indonesia told the U.N. that it was leaving the organization over a conflict with Malaysia .
`` Then there was a government turnover , and they basically came back and said , 'Actually , we did n't really want to do that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we never really treated it like it was real anyway . ''
`` So maybe , '' Vabulas says , `` there is a strategic reason to just stay mum right now . ''
Meanwhile , as the U.S. funding freeze continues , WHO faces potential funding shortages in its operational and COVID-19 response budgets .
The U.S. is WHO 's top funder and contributes around $ 450 million each year , covering about 15 % to 20 % of the agency 's budget .
Other countries and contributors are stepping up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After Trump first announced a U.S. funding freeze in mid-April , China pledged an additional $ 30 million to WHO 's coronavirus response , about the same amount the U.S. initially donated to the efforts .
China has since pledged another $ 2 billion over two years for WHO 's coronavirus fight .
It 's not just China that 's pitching in , Wenham says .
European countries have upped their contributions , as has the Gates Foundation , which is WHO 's second-largest funding source ( and also a funder for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible explanation for Trump 's abrupt announcement is that it 's motivated by politics .
Kickbusch , for example , theorizes that he hopes to shift blame for the nation 's rising COVID-19 numbers away from his administration and onto China and WHO in a bid to attract votes for November 's presidential election .
`` Some people are thinking that , should President Trump be reelected , the focus on WHO might not be quite as important as it is right now , and he might be more amenable to a deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. does indeed permanently pull its representatives from the organization , it will cede its seat at a very important table .
`` The U.S. has been at the forefront of developments of global health policy and developing the World Health Organization since it started , '' Wenham says .
`` They 've been able to direct global health policy to map onto U.S. interests , '' which have been largely focused on issues that could threaten the health and safety of Americans as well as select infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This could mean that global health priorities the U.S. has invested in significantly could suffer major setbacks , Lee says .
For instance , the U.S. has worked for decades to rid the world of polio and the wild virus is circulating in just two countries : Afghanistan and Pakistan .
Last year , WHO released a five-year polio endgame plan to eradicate the disease fully , to which the U.S. contributed significant funding and expertise .
If that support is withdrawn , Lee says she believes that the result will be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are vaccinated .
Trump has said the U.S. will continue to fund such global health priorities and funnel the money to partners other than WHO — but Lee predicts that the work will still be significantly disrupted .
`` These are not regions of the world that you can just walk in and roll up somebody 's sleeve [ and give a shot ] , '' Lee says .
`` You have to build relationships .
You have to have trust from local communities .
It takes years and years to establish a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plays a role that charities and nongovernmental organizations ca n't replicate .
`` There are many , many countries in the world that lean on WHO as an extension of their own health ministries , '' he says , particularly developing nations with limited resources that trust WHO to provide credible advice and guidance .
`` WHO is inside the tent with the health ministry in a way that no NGO will ever be . ''
The potential shifts and setbacks to WHO 's work as a result of a U.S. exit will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but for the U.S. as well , Konyndyk says : `` [ WHO ] serves U.S. interests by enabling other countries to better deal with their own health problems and to prevent those from becoming global problems . ''
Both WHO and the U.S. could face serious consequences , according to the specialists interviewed .
Some countries may follow the U.S. example and leave WHO `` if they agree with the U.S. that WHO is messed up [ in being too influenced by China ] or is not serving their best interests , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. to follow suit , '' Wenham says .
Such moves would weaken WHO 's global authority considerably .
The U.S. could also find itself isolated and having less influence in global affairs , Konyndyk says .
Countries could be reluctant to ally with the U.S. if they do n't believe the country is good on its word , Vabulas says .
The fragmentation of global health authority could set the world back a century , to pre-World War II times when there were several competing international health groups in Europe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University .
`` We could end up having one [ international health branch ] being led by China through its Belt and Road initiative , one through Europe and Africa with the World Health Organization and the United States using its own channels like PEPFAR or the Global Fund , '' Gostin says .
Then global leaders would likely relearn the value of having a unified global health body such as WHO — and form it again , Lee says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world could follow .
In one scenario , countries continue to isolate , and restrictions imposed by various health authorities lead to less opportunity for travel and trade and for working multilaterally on health issues , which spread across borders no matter what .
The alternative is to learn from this experience and work to fix the systems we have , she says : `` If we want to be going back to a world where we 're interconnected , we need global health governance to underpin that . ''

How Will The U.S. And WHO Fare Without Each Other?
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Last week, President Trump declared that he is "terminating" the decades-long U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over the agency's relationship with China and withdrawing U.S. funding.
But it's unclear what will happen next — and what the short- and long-term implications will be.
Global health experts are scratching their heads. "It's still kind of murky," says Jeremy Konyndyk, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and former U.S. Agency for International Development official in the Obama administration. Konyndyk is just not sure how things stand: "whether the U.S. is now officially out and we've lost our vote or whether there's a cooling-off period while we work through the issues."
"The devil will be in the details," wrote Ilona Kickbusch, founder of the Global Health Center at the Graduate Institute Geneva, in a tweet. "What is the timeframe? The legal situation? Will Admiral [Brett] Giroir [the U.S. representative to WHO's executive board] who just presented his credentials to @who Executive Board resign? Will US agencies not be allowed to work with @WHO?"
So far, the Trump administration has not shared the details of its plan.
NPR asked for clarification. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which serves as the U.S. representative to WHO, referred NPR to the president's May 29 remarks. Asked about the impact on ongoing work between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO, a press officer wrote via email: "Please reach out to the White House press office for assistance with this inquiry."
The White House declined to comment.
Still, there are direct consequences if the U.S. stops funding and cooperating with the U.N. agency tasked with coordinating global responses to health threats, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what could happen in the short, medium and long term:
Short-term reactions
It's not even clear an instant withdrawal is possible.
To leave the organization formally, the U.S. is supposed to give a one-year notice and pay outstanding dues, according to language that the U.S. added to the WHO constitution when signing the treaty in 1948. As of April 30, the U.S. owed $198 million in unpaid membership dues.
Whether Trump intends to exit the organization formally or just stop participating is an open question, says Felicity Vabulas, assistant professor of international studies at Pepperdine University, who studies how countries leave global organizations.
So far, WHO's public response has been to brush off Trump's comments. "It is WHO's wish for this collaboration [between the U.S. and WHO] to continue," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the agency's director-general, said in what has so far been its only response to Trump's announcement, at a press conference Monday. Tedros offered no further comments when pressed.
"A dignified silence from Geneva" is how Kelley Lee, a global health professor at Simon Fraser University, characterized it.
"Ignoring an empty threat" is how Clare Wenham, assistant professor of global health policy at London School of Economics, described it.
Wenham's read on WHO's current strategy is that it hopes to wait Trump out. If he loses the election in the fall, she and other global health experts say they think a new incoming president would likely reestablish the working relationship between the U.S. and WHO.
Vabulas says this wait-it-out strategy has worked before for the United Nations. In 1965, Indonesia told the U.N. that it was leaving the organization over a conflict with Malaysia. "Then there was a government turnover, and they basically came back and said, 'Actually, we didn't really want to do that. And the U.N. said, 'Well, we never really treated it like it was real anyway."
"So maybe," Vabulas says, "there is a strategic reason to just stay mum right now."
Meanwhile, as the U.S. funding freeze continues, WHO faces potential funding shortages in its operational and COVID-19 response budgets. The U.S. is WHO's top funder and contributes around $450 million each year, covering about 15% to 20% of the agency's budget.
Other countries and contributors are stepping up to cover the shortfall, Wenham says.
After Trump first announced a U.S. funding freeze in mid-April, China pledged an additional $30 million to the world's coronavirus response, about the same amount the U.S. initially donated to the efforts. China has since pledged another $2 billion over two years for WHO's coronavirus fight.
It's not just China that's pitching in, Wenham says. European countries have upped their contributions, as has the Gates Foundation, which is WHO's second-largest funding source (and also a funder for NPR and this blog).
Midterm possibilities
One possible explanation for Trump's abrupt announcement is that it's motivated by politics. Kickbusch, for example, theorizes that he hopes to shift blame for the nation's rising COVID-19 numbers away from his administration and onto China and WHO in a bid to attract votes for November's presidential election. "Some people are thinking that, should President Trump be reelected, the focus on WHO might not be quite as important as it is right now, and he might be more amenable to a deal," Kickbusch says.
But if the U.S. does indeed permanently pull its representatives from the organization, it will cede its seat at a very important table. "The U.S. has been at the forefront of developments of global health policy and developing the World Health Organization since it started," Wenham says. "They've been able to direct global health policy to map onto U.S. interests," which have been largely focused on issues that could threaten the health and safety of Americans as well as select infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and polio.
This could mean that global health priorities the U.S. has invested in significantly could suffer major setbacks, Lee says. For instance, the U.S. has worked for decades to rid the world of polio and the wild virus is circulating in just two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Last year, WHO released a five-year polio endgame plan to eradicate the disease fully, to which the U.S. contributed significant funding and expertise. If that support is withdrawn, Lee says she believes that the result will be a drop in the number of children who are vaccinated.
Trump has said the U.S. will continue to fund such global health priorities and funnel the money to partners other than WHO — but Lee predicts that the work will still be significantly disrupted. "These are not regions of the world that you can just walk in and roll up somebody's sleeve [and give a shot]," Lee says. "You have to build relationships. You have to have trust from local communities. It takes years and years to establish a program."
Konyndyk agrees that WHO plays a role that charities and nongovernmental organizations can't replicate. "There are many, many countries in the world that lean on WHO as an extension of their own health ministries," he says, particularly developing nations with limited resources that trust WHO to provide credible advice and guidance. "WHO is inside the tent with the health ministry in a way that no NGO will ever be."
The potential shifts and setbacks to WHO's work as a result of a U.S. exit will be unfortunate not only for other countries but for the U.S. as well, Konyndyk says: "[WHO] serves U.S. interests by enabling other countries to better deal with their own health problems and to prevent those from becoming global problems."
Long-term impacts
Both WHO and the U.S. could face serious consequences, according to the specialists interviewed.
Some countries may follow the U.S. example and leave WHO "if they agree with the U.S. that WHO is messed up [in being too influenced by China] or is not serving their best interests, or there's pressure on them from the U.S. to follow suit," Wenham says. Such moves would weaken WHO's global authority considerably.
The U.S. could also find itself isolated and having less influence in global affairs, Konyndyk says. Countries could be reluctant to ally with the U.S. if they don't believe the country is good on its word, Vabulas says.
The fragmentation of global health authority could set the world back a century, to pre-World War II times when there were several competing international health groups in Europe and the Americas, says Lawrence Gostin, director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
"We could end up having one [international health branch] being led by China through its Belt and Road initiative, one through Europe and Africa with the World Health Organization and the United States using its own channels like PEPFAR or the Global Fund," Gostin says.
Then global leaders would likely relearn the value of having a unified global health body such as WHO — and form it again, Lee says.
She sees two possible paths the world could follow. In one scenario, countries continue to isolate, and restrictions imposed by various health authorities lead to less opportunity for travel and trade and for working multilaterally on health issues, which spread across borders no matter what.
The alternative is to learn from this experience and work to fix the systems we have, she says: "If we want to be going back to a world where we're interconnected, we need global health governance to underpin that."


npr--2020-06-06--Wisconsin Voters Weigh The Future Of A Nation In Crisis

Wisconsin Voters Weigh The Future Of A Nation In Crisis Zach Rodriguez , a 22-year-old Republican from Kenosha , Wisc.
, says he was disgusted when he watched video footage of George Floyd being killed by police .
`` It was appalling , '' Rodriguez said , noting he was glad to see protesters in his hometown take to the streets .
`` In the past , we saw a lot of 'Black Lives Matter ' versus 'All Lives Matter . '
In this case , I think it 's really starting to hit home , especially in the Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
A poll this week from Monmouth University found that for the first time , a majority of Americans believe the police are more likely to use excessive force with a black person than with a white person .
Four years ago , only about a third of Americans held that view .
The big shift is due , in large part , to the changing attitudes of white people .
One question , though , is what that might mean politically come November .
In more than a dozen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats in Kenosha County , Wisc.
, the condemnation of Floyd 's killing was common .
Some openly acknowledged the role of racism with more candor than you might hear in traditional political interviews .
But how they perceived the president 's response largely fell along predictable political lines .
Kenosha County is a little more than an hour north of Chicago .
To the east , the county hugs Lake Michigan with beaches and boats , to the west , it feels like rural Wisconsin with wide expanses of open land .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the county has voted for a Democrat , that is until 2016 when it broke for Donald Trump by less than half of 1 % .
On a recent afternoon in Kenosha , hundreds of people , many of them white , gathered in a local park and knelt on one knee for nine minutes , in memory of the time in which George Floyd was killed when an officer put a knee on his neck .
Lydia Spottswood was in the crowd , wearing a baseball cap that read `` Make Racism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are tired of the meanness , the sheer vicious mendacity of the Trump regime , '' she said .
Spottswood is a committed Democrat , and polling shows the president 's response is n't resonating with Democrats or independents .
A new NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll finds two-thirds of Americans think the president has made racial tensions worse since Floyd was killed .
Still , despite those numbers , some Republicans remain satisfied with how he 's handling the situation .
`` I think he 's done a good job , '' said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County Republican Party .
`` He came out and supported the protests , admonished the rioters and the looters . ''
Decker said she did n't know the specifics of the incident on Monday evening when law enforcement forcefully cleared out peaceful protesters near the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo op , but she defended the president 's decision nonetheless .
`` You ca n't allow the people that have infiltrated the peaceful protest to turn it into riots and looting , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president had to act preemptively .
While the president 's polling with older voters has dipped as a result of how he 's handled the coronavirus pandemic , his law and order message may rally back his his base of older , white voters .
66-year-old Meg Marshall was packing groceries into the trunk of her car , wearing a face mask , when she stopped to explain that she thinks the president could have handled the pandemic better by acting sooner , but she praised him for his response to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think those people should have been arrested , '' said Marshall .
`` There was too much damage done , people got hurt , it was uncalled for . ''
Even Rodriguez , despite his empathy for the Black Lives Matter movement , defended the Trump 's recent behavior .
`` What the message he 's trying to get along is , you can be upset about the death of Mr. Floyd , but that does n't give you the right to loot and burn your own communities , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Trump .
`` He is n't approaching the situation like a president should , as in keeping peace with everyone , '' Castillo said , as she listened to music and took in drinks with friends on the beach .
`` He 's just making people more angry . ''
Her friend Amanda Pacheco , also 21 , says it feels like the president has focused more on looting than the issue of racism .
`` He 's insane , tear gassing , he 's just meeting them with violence , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be peaceful and get their voices heard , '' said Pacheco .
`` Either way , even when Colin Kaepernick took a knee — the most peaceful thing ever — it was just a knee .
People got so mad at that . ''
Neither Pacheco nor Castillo intends to vote for Trump in November , but they 're not thrilled with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden as their only alternative .
Neither is Scott Robbins , 24 .
He voted third-party in 2016 and he 's `` not yet '' sold on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admits , is different because he 's seen Trump in action .
`` I know who he is and what he does and what he is about , '' Robbins said .
What 's unclear is whether this moment convinces voters like Robbins , who desperately want to get rid of Trump , to ultimately line up behind Biden , regardless of how they feel about the presumptive Democratic nominee .
It 's a question not just limited to young liberal voters .
`` I voted for President Obama .
I like what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wendy Schoenke as she walked back to her car in the parking lot of Woodman 's grocery market .
`` Joe Biden was right underneath him .
Will I go that way ? ''
she asked aloud , before answering her own question .
`` I 'm not sure . ''
Shoenke , who considers herself an independent and does n't like Trump 's tweets , said she 's not exactly sure what gives her pause about Biden .
`` I do n't think he 's been out there enough speaking , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I saw him a couple times this week because of everything that 's going on , but I feel like let 's not wait for something to happen to be out there . ''

Wisconsin Voters Weigh The Future Of A Nation In Crisis
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Zach Rodriguez, a 22-year-old Republican from Kenosha, Wis., says he was disgusted when he watched video footage of George Floyd being killed by police.
"It was appalling," Rodriguez said, noting he was glad to see protesters in his hometown take to the streets.
"In the past, we saw a lot of 'Black Lives Matter' versus 'All Lives Matter.' In this case, I think it's really starting to hit home, especially in the Republican Party. Black lives do matter," he said.
A poll this week from Monmouth University found that for the first time, a majority of Americans believe the police are more likely to use excessive force with a black person than with a white person. Four years ago, only about a third of Americans held that view.
The big shift is due, in large part, to the changing attitudes of white people. One question, though, is what that might mean politically come November.
In more than a dozen interviews this week with both Republicans and Democrats in Kenosha County, Wis., the condemnation of Floyd's killing was common. Some openly acknowledged the role of racism with more candor than you might hear in traditional political interviews.
But how they perceived the president's response largely fell along predictable political lines.
Kenosha County is a little more than an hour north of Chicago. To the east, the county hugs Lake Michigan with beaches and boats, to the west, it feels like rural Wisconsin with wide expanses of open land.
In every presidential election since 1976, the county has voted for a Democrat, that is until 2016 when it broke for Donald Trump by less than half of 1%.
On a recent afternoon in Kenosha, hundreds of people, many of them white, gathered in a local park and knelt on one knee for nine minutes, in memory of the time in which George Floyd was killed when an officer put a knee on his neck.
Enlarge this image toggle caption Asma Khalid/NPR Asma Khalid/NPR
Lydia Spottswood was in the crowd, wearing a baseball cap that read "Make Racism Wrong Again."
"I think people are tired of the meanness, the sheer vicious mendacity of the Trump regime," she said.
Spottswood is a committed Democrat, and polling shows the president's response isn't resonating with Democrats or independents. A new NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll finds two-thirds of Americans think the president has made racial tensions worse since Floyd was killed.
Still, despite those numbers, some Republicans remain satisfied with how he's handling the situation.
"I think he's done a good job," said Erin Decker, chair of the Kenosha County Republican Party. "He came out and supported the protests, admonished the rioters and the looters."
Enlarge this image toggle caption Asma Khalid/NPR Asma Khalid/NPR
Decker said she didn't know the specifics of the incident on Monday evening when law enforcement forcefully cleared out peaceful protesters near the White House so the president could walk to a church for a photo op, but she defended the president's decision nonetheless.
"You can't allow the people that have infiltrated the peaceful protest to turn it into riots and looting," she said.
And so, Decker thinks maybe the president had to act preemptively.
While the president's polling with older voters has dipped as a result of how he's handled the coronavirus pandemic, his law and order message may rally back his his base of older, white voters.
66-year-old Meg Marshall was packing groceries into the trunk of her car, wearing a face mask, when she stopped to explain that she thinks the president could have handled the pandemic better by acting sooner, but she praised him for his response to the protests.
"Honest opinion, I think those people should have been arrested," said Marshall. "There was too much damage done, people got hurt, it was uncalled for."
Even Rodriguez, despite his empathy for the Black Lives Matter movement, defended the Trump's recent behavior.
"What the message he's trying to get along is, you can be upset about the death of Mr. Floyd, but that doesn't give you the right to loot and burn your own communities," he said.
McKenzy Castillo, 21, is disgusted by Trump. "He isn't approaching the situation like a president should, as in keeping peace with everyone," Castillo said, as she listened to music and took in drinks with friends on the beach. "He's just making people more angry."
Her friend Amanda Pacheco, also 21, says it feels like the president has focused more on looting than the issue of racism.
"He's insane, tear gassing, he's just meeting them with violence, and what they're trying to do is be peaceful and get their voices heard," said Pacheco. "Either way, even when Colin Kaepernick took a knee — the most peaceful thing ever — it was just a knee. People got so mad at that."
Neither Pacheco nor Castillo intends to vote for Trump in November, but they're not thrilled with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden as their only alternative.
Neither is Scott Robbins, 24. He voted third-party in 2016 and he's "not yet" sold on Biden. But this year, he admits, is different because he's seen Trump in action.
"I know who he is and what he does and what he is about," Robbins said.
What's unclear is whether this moment convinces voters like Robbins, who desperately want to get rid of Trump, to ultimately line up behind Biden, regardless of how they feel about the presumptive Democratic nominee.
It's a question not just limited to young liberal voters.
"I voted for President Obama. I like what he had to say," said Wendy Schoenke as she walked back to her car in the parking lot of Woodman's grocery market.
"Joe Biden was right underneath him. Will I go that way?" she asked aloud, before answering her own question. "I'm not sure."
Shoenke, who considers herself an independent and doesn't like Trump's tweets, said she's not exactly sure what gives her pause about Biden.
"I don't think he's been out there enough speaking," she said. "You know, I saw him a couple times this week because of everything that's going on, but I feel like let's not wait for something to happen to be out there."


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npr--2020-06-06--From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests

From Murals To Tweets : The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests Around the world , people have held vigils , organized protests and painted murals this week to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests taking place across America .
These events are also taking place in countries struggling with their own crises — conflict , poverty , the pandemic .
America 's loud call for justice after the deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor , Ahmaud Arbery and many more black Americans has resonated .
In Nigeria , a dozen protesters gathered in front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signs that said `` Black life matters . ''
In Ghana , the president tweeted a drawing of George Floyd and wrote : `` Black people , the world over , are distraught by the killing of an unarmed black man . ''
And in Syria 's war-torn city of Idlib , artist Aziz Asmar says he was moved to create a mural after watching the media coverage around Floyd 's death .
`` I decided to paint George Floyd on the rubble of a building destroyed by aviation ... to send a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international negligence and blindness of the killing of civilians in Syria over a period of 10 years , we have a humanitarian duty to sympathize with all the oppressed in the world , '' he wrote to NPR .
`` Because we are advocates of peace , we hope that racism and crime will disappear and that the world will enjoy happiness . ''
Here are more examples of how people around the world are honoring black lives and demanding racial equality .

From Murals To Tweets: The Global South Shows Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
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Around the world, people have held vigils, organized protests and painted murals this week to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests taking place across America.
These events are also taking place in countries struggling with their own crises — conflict, poverty, the pandemic. America's loud call for justice after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many more black Americans has resonated.
In Nigeria, a dozen protesters gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Abuja with signs that said "Black life matters." In Ghana, the president tweeted a drawing of George Floyd and wrote: "Black people, the world over, are distraught by the killing of an unarmed black man."
And in Syria's war-torn city of Idlib, artist Aziz Asmar says he was moved to create a mural after watching the media coverage around Floyd's death.
"I decided to paint George Floyd on the rubble of a building destroyed by aviation ... to send a message to the world that despite the international negligence and blindness of the killing of civilians in Syria over a period of 10 years, we have a humanitarian duty to sympathize with all the oppressed in the world," he wrote to NPR. "Because we are advocates of peace, we hope that racism and crime will disappear and that the world will enjoy happiness."
Here are more examples of how people around the world are honoring black lives and demanding racial equality.
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It truly warms my heart to see Syrians supporting BLM even with everything they’re going through in Syria! Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun in the town of Binnish in Idlib!
June 1, 2020.#BlackLiveMatters #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/hEpIr9zulP — 𝐌𝐀𝐈⁷₁₃ (@smpjmth) June 1, 2020
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npr--2020-06-06--Judge Grants Order Limiting Use Of Tear Gas, Projectiles At Denver Protests

Judge Grants Order Limiting Use Of Tear Gas , Projectiles At Denver Protests A federal judge in Colorado issued a temporary restraining order Friday night banning the Denver Police Department from using chemical weapons or projectiles on peaceful protesters .
Judge R. Brooke Jackson 's ruling bans officers from using such weapons unless an on scene supervisor `` specifically authorizes such use of force in response to specific acts of violence . ''
The ruling goes into effect immediately as protests in Denver over the killing of George Floyd continue .
In his 11-page ruling , Jackson called some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disgusting . ''
Responding to a lawsuit filed on behalf of several protesters , Jackson said the department 's use of pepper spray and projectiles against protesters who appeared to be standing peacefully quashed their First Amendment rights and caused serious bodily injury including broken facial bones and vision loss .
The plaintiffs also cited incidents of officers targeting journalists and medics .
Jackson emphasized in his decision letter that he wanted to ensure the order did not prevent officers from protecting themselves or others .
`` I seek to balance citizens ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do their job , '' he wrote .
`` However , the time is past to rely solely on the good faith and discretion of the Denver Police Department and its colleagues from other jurisdictions . ''
The DPD responded to the ruling on Twitter late Friday night , saying that they will comply .
However , the department took issue with part of the ruling requiring all officers deployed at protests to have body cameras worn and recording at all times .

Judge Grants Order Limiting Use Of Tear Gas, Projectiles At Denver Protests
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A federal judge in Colorado issued a temporary restraining order Friday night banning the Denver Police Department from using chemical weapons or projectiles on peaceful protesters.
Judge R. Brooke Jackson's ruling bans officers from using such weapons unless an on scene supervisor "specifically authorizes such use of force in response to specific acts of violence." The ruling goes into effect immediately as protests in Denver over the killing of George Floyd continue.
In his 11-page ruling, Jackson called some of the department's behaviors against demonstrators "disgusting." Responding to a lawsuit filed on behalf of several protesters, Jackson said the department's use of pepper spray and projectiles against protesters who appeared to be standing peacefully quashed their First Amendment rights and caused serious bodily injury including broken facial bones and vision loss. The plaintiffs also cited incidents of officers targeting journalists and medics.
Jackson emphasized in his decision letter that he wanted to ensure the order did not prevent officers from protecting themselves or others.
"I seek to balance citizens' constitutional rights against officers' ability to do their job," he wrote. "However, the time is past to rely solely on the good faith and discretion of the Denver Police Department and its colleagues from other jurisdictions."
The DPD responded to the ruling on Twitter late Friday night, saying that they will comply. However, the department took issue with part of the ruling requiring all officers deployed at protests to have body cameras worn and recording at all times.