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6 months later: Incremental police reform not enough, activists say
From the Revisiting Lincoln racial justice demonstrations, riots 6 months later series
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star , Riley Johnson
- Dec 6, 2020
- Dec 6, 2020 Updated Mar 19, 2021
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Protesters take a knee in front of the County-City Building on June 1. Black Leaders Movement activists say some still refer to local efforts as "violent" despite dozens of peaceful protests and civic action.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
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The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May launched a nationwide campaign to reform law enforcement and reignited the civil rights movement focused on racial justice.
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Chief notes restraint shown by Lincoln officers in riot response, says force was justified
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Protesters are escorted by Lincoln police after leaving the Nebraska state Capitol and marching down K Street on June 3. The ACLU applauded the de-escalation model Lincoln police used after protests turned to riots in late May, but also said the city hasn't accomplished progressive police reform.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
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Black community leaders and Lincoln Police Department personnel, including Malone Center Executive Director John Goodwin (from left), Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister, former Husker offensive lineman Jerald Foster and Malone Center community activist Ishma Yusaf Valenti, kneel in silence at a memorial outside the Malone Center in June. After early summer protests, a new initiative called TRACE has worked to examine the work of police and improve community engagement.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo
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Sheriff's investigators track down Lincoln man who posted fake antifa ad
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Courtesy photo
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ACLU representing woman whose nose was shot off during protest
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Protests: A look back after 6 months
George Floyd Protest
Police deploy tear gas to push back the remaining crowd near 26th and O streets on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A small team of police retreat after initially trying to disperse the gathering crowd outside a gas station that was looted on May 30 in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
Police deploy tear gas to push back the remaining crowd near 26th and O streets after a nearby gas station was looted after a protest early May 30 following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A protester throws a window cleaner at police standing guard at the EZ GO gas station at 25th and O streets during a protest that turned into looting early May 30 following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A policeman uses pepper spray to disperse the crowd at an EZ GO gas station that was looted after a protest early May 30 following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A Lincoln police officer tries to ask people to move away from a police car near 26th and O streets early May 30 as they protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A Lincoln police officer asks people to move away from a police car near 26th and O streets early May 30 during a protest of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A worker uses a broom to push out a broken glass frame at the EZ GO gas station on Saturday morning, following overnight protests that turned violent.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
George Floyd Protest
Protesters stand in front of the police at the EZ GO gas station following a protest that turned violent on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
Police officers stand in front of broken windows at the EZ GO gas station at 25th and O streets after it was looted in a protest on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
Protesters gather in front of EZ GO on O Street in response of the killing of George Floyd on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
Lincoln police stand guard outside the EZ GO gas station at 25th and O streets, which was looted in late May after a protest turned violent.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters gather in front of County-City Building as tear gas is seen in the air on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement officers stand at the entrance to the County-City Building on May 31 during a night of clashes between police and protesters.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement clashed with protesters on Lincoln Mall on May 31. In response to reform calls, the city accelerated its plan to equip Lincoln police with body cameras, and the Lancaster County Board approved funding for the County Sheriff’s Office to implement its own body camera program.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters sparked a fire in an office building along Lincoln Mall on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement in riot gear advance from the County-City Building and down Lincoln Mall on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Early Morning Protest
Protesters vandalize an office building on Lincoln Mall on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement officers in riot gear advance from County-City Building toward protesters along Lincoln Mall on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters vandalize an office building on Lincoln Mall on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters tossed fireworks in the direction of law enforcement guarding the entrance to the County-City Building on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters tossed fireworks at law enforcement officers guarding the entrance to the County-City Building late on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
A firework explodes between protesters and police outside the EZ GO at 25th and O streets in late May.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Lincoln police advance into the intersection of 12th and Lincoln Mall on May 31 following protests down the street at the County-City building.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Lincoln Police detain three occupants of a car near 12th Street and Lincoln Mall during overnight protests in late May.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Sunday protest
Protesters bolt from police after tear gas was released in the Lincoln Mall area on May 31.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sunday protest
Police in riot gear move forward in an effort to clear protesters in Lincoln Mall during a protest that went past a mandated curfew on May 31.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sunday protest
Police in riot gear move forward in the area of Lincoln Mall in an effort to clear protesters after a mandated curfew on May 31.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sunday protest
Police in riot gear line up to block protesters who defied curfew on May 31 in the Lincoln Mall area.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sunday protest
Police in riot gear move forward in an effort to clear protesters who defied curfew on June 1 in the Lincoln Mall area.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Fireworks tossed in the direction of law enforcement explodes outside the County-City Building on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
People record the scene as the EZ-GO gas station is looted on May 30. The convenience store suffered more than $70,000 in damages.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
A man records the scene after a building on Lincoln Mall was broken into during a protest that later turned violent on May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
George Floyd Protest
People record the scene after a protest later turned violent near 25th and O streets on May 30 near the EZ GO at 25th and O streets.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement officers stand guard at the County-City Building in the early morning hours of May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Law enforcement officers stand guard at the County-City Building in the early morning hours of May 31.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Early Morning Protest
Protesters gather in front of County-City Building as tear gas is seen in the air on May 30.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Officials say they will tear down the Universal-Inland Insurance building destroyed along Lincoln Mall in May.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Broken glass from a bus stop at 11th and Lincoln Mall fills the trash on May 31, following overnight protests down the street at the County-City building.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Buildings along Lincoln Mall had broken windows on May 31 following protests down the street at the County-City building.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR FILE PHOTO
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Crews, including volunteers, showed up to help to clean up vandalism along Lincoln Mall.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest and Cleanup, 5.31
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews continued work May 31 at Universal-Inland Insurance, a multi-story building on Lincoln Mall where vandals sparked a fire in overnight riots.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
County-City Building
Overhead photo of the protesters outside the County-City Building on June 1.
ROBERT HOTZ, courtesy photo
County-City Building protest
The scene outside the County-City Building on June 1.
ROBERT HOTZ, courtesy photo
Protest, 6.1
Protesters take a knee in front of the County-City Building on June 1. Black Leaders Movement activists say some still refer to local efforts as "violent" despite dozens of peaceful protests and civic action.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
Protest, 6.1
Protesters sit in the intersection of South 10th St. and Lincoln Mall in front of the County-City Building on June 1.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR FILE PHOTO
Protest, 6.1
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (right) addresses protesters who sat in the intersection of South 10th Street and Lincoln Mall in front of the County-City Building on June 1.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Malone Center memorial
Black community leaders and Lincoln Police Department personnel, including Malone Center Executive Director John Goodwin (from left), Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister, former Husker offensive lineman Jerald Foster and Malone Center community activist Ishma Yusaf Valenti, kneel in silence at a memorial outside the Malone Center in June. After early summer protests, a new initiative called TRACE has worked to examine the work of police and improve community engagement.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo
Protest, 6.2
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird (center) sits with the protesters at the County-City Building in June.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest, 6.2
Hundreds of protesters gathered for speeches at the County-City Building on June 2.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR
Protest, 6.2
With temps in the high 80s at the start of the gathering, Lincoln Police Capt. Don Scheinost hands off water to protesters at the County-City Building on June 2.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
Protest, 6.3
Protesters are escorted by Lincoln police after leaving the state Capitol and marching down K Street on June 3.
FRANCIS GARDLER, JOURNAL STAR file photo
BLM Peaceful Protest
Protesters gather on the steps of the state Capitol during a protest on June 1.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
BLM Peaceful Protest
Law enforcement in riot gear stand guard on the steps of the state Capitol building during a peaceful protest May 31. While the protest was peaceful, events that had unfolded the night before was enough to warrant police to take precaution. The words "the salvation of the state is watchfulness in the citizen" can be seen etched into the wall behind them.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Trooper kneeling
Nebraska State Patrol Maj. Mike Jahnke kneels on the steps of the state Capitol with the organizers of a demonstration on June 1.
Courtesy photo, Nebraska State Patrol
Malone trees 10.4
Reid Gahan (from left), Vinny Sinda, Lincoln Police Officer Chassidy Jackson-Goodwin and Dylan Kohler (from left) work together to plant a tree at a Hold Cops Accountable event at the Malone Center on Oct. 4. Police reform initiatives have not only focused on police work but also on creating opportunities for police to interact positively with the community,
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
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- FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
Protesters are escorted by Lincoln police after leaving the Nebraska state Capitol and marching down K Street on June 3. The ACLU applauded the de-escalation model Lincoln police used after protests turned to riots in late May, but also said the city hasn't accomplished progressive police reform.
- FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star file photo
Black community leaders and Lincoln Police Department personnel, including Malone Center Executive Director John Goodwin (from left), Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister, former Husker offensive lineman Jerald Foster and Malone Center community activist Ishma Yusaf Valenti, kneel in silence at a memorial outside the Malone Center in June. After early summer protests, a new initiative called TRACE has worked to examine the work of police and improve community engagement.
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