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Minneapolis restaurateur Rashad West, the owner of Dragon Wok, released surveillance camera footage from outside his restaurant disproving Derek Chauvin’s claims that George Floyd resisted arrest.
West felt it was his duty to make his findings public. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
West felt it was his duty to make his findings public. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
West assumed #Covid19, which hit right after he opened his restaurant, would be his biggest obstacle in 2020.
But then George Floyd’s murder—which sparked an inferno of demonstrations and unrest—happened practically on West’s doorstep. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
But then George Floyd’s murder—which sparked an inferno of demonstrations and unrest—happened practically on West’s doorstep. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
Floyd had been apprehended and arrested in front of Dragon Wok for allegedly giving a teenage clerk at the neighboring Cup Foods grocery store a counterfeit bill.
Dragon Wok was closed that day. West had no idea. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
Dragon Wok was closed that day. West had no idea. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
The next morning, West checked his security surveillance camera.
The footage debunked any rumors of Floyd’s resistance and revealed that he was, in West’s words, “not treated like a human being.” http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
The footage debunked any rumors of Floyd’s resistance and revealed that he was, in West’s words, “not treated like a human being.” http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
Once West posted the video to his Facebook page and granted the Washington Post a copy, the Twin Cities took over, putting their collective anger into riotous action.
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http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
West’s video set Minneapolis ablaze before sending a wildfire across the country.
Civilians from St. Paul to Minneapolis torched fast-food and retail chains, destroying several gas stations—including the one catercorner to Dragon Wok. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
Civilians from St. Paul to Minneapolis torched fast-food and retail chains, destroying several gas stations—including the one catercorner to Dragon Wok. http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
But West knew the decision to release the footage wasn’t about him.
More than anything, he hopes that his video helps condemn the men who killed George Floyd, and that his two young sons don’t have to grow up in a world that resembles 2020.
Full story: http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
More than anything, he hopes that his video helps condemn the men who killed George Floyd, and that his two young sons don’t have to grow up in a world that resembles 2020.
Full story: http://read.medium.com/8pfIRPO
