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Black Lives Matter Lansing directs ire at mayor on third day of Capitol protests

This post was last updated Thursday June 4th at 1:50 p.m.

The virtual event took place as tensions and raw anger spilled into the streets nationwide following the police killing¹ of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, by a White police officer who knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

Early in the “Black Lives Matter: Call To Action” event, Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail announced that the county board of commissioners² would take up a resolution declaring racism³ to be a public health emergency.

Dr. Adenike Shoyinke, a medical officer with the Ingham County Health Department, said “We need to name racism for what it is. It is a disease.”

Later that evening, a report was also released that George Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3rd. Across the country the disease has disproportionately impacted Black people. In Michigan, Black Michiganders account for 40 percent of the state’s deaths while making up just 14 percent of the state’s population.

Mayor Schor was on the panel, where later in the session he faced tough questioning about his race relations efforts and the city’s police spending.

Michael Lynn, co-host of a podcast called “Merica 20 To Life,” also called for a divestiture⁴ of police spending in Lansing, with money steered⁵ to organizations working to stop over-policing in the city.

Lynn, a black firefighter who is suing the city of Lansing for discrimination argued there is over-policing in the city’s black neighborhoods.

“Do you know how many times the neighborhoods that I live in, the neighborhoods where my community lives in, how many times kids leave their house get pulled over and over and over again for not having a license⁶ plate light? Do you think that that is a substantial use of our force? There’s certain things you don’t have to overpolice,” said Lynn.

Panelist Angela Waters Austin is the CEO of One Love Global, an organization focused on racial equity⁷. She also pushed for zeroing out the police budget, saying “I am speaking of the community that is targeted by the police. The police do not protect us, so you cannot make that argument convincingly to the black community.”

Austin later directly called for Schor to resign, making Schor visibly uncomfortable.

“Mayor, I’d like to get an answer to my question, I made an ask of you.” said Austin.

“Which question? I’m happy to,” replied Schor.

“I asked you to resign, I’d like an answer,” Austin said.

“I’m not planning to resign right now,” Schor said.

Schor said he’s willing to have discussions on where police cuts might be possible, but said residents need police protection.

The tense forum⁸ concluded with anger from Austin following Schor’s statement that Lansing police will continue to do better and listen to concerns and complaints.

“How dare you frame this as a complaint,” exclaimed Austin. “How dare you. Community, I’m done talking to him.”

The webinar had 30,000 views as of Thursday afternoon, and is available for viewing on the Black Lives Matter Lansing Facebook page.

Peaceful Protest Ends With Die-In

Meanwhile in Downtown Lansing protesters gathered peacefully at the State Capitol Wednesday to once again call for justice following the police killing of George Floyd.

It was the third time in less than a week that protesters marched down Michigan Avenue to cry out against police brutality⁹. Wednesday’s protest followed news that Derek Chauvin, the white officer charged with killing Floyd, who was black, will be charged with second degree murder.

As the sun set behind the Capitol in Lansing, a handful of protesters staged a die-in as passing cars honked¹⁰ in support.

“To the police,” cried out the protesters. “Hello. Can you hear me? Stop killing me,” the group chanted in unison¹¹.

Peaceful protest at the Capitol this evening.

Mike Pete attended the protest. He said he is happy law enforcement took additional action in the Floyd case, but it took longer than it should have.

“It’s late, they late. They years, years and years behind what they should’ve been doing. But at least they’re doing it now, that’s all you can ask for,” said Pete.

Isaiah Jackson also attended the protest. He said he was a little happier now that more officers were charged in the case.

“I think people are coming around to seeing this is a real issue,” said Jackson.

A private memorial for Floyd is planned Thursday in Minneapolis. The three officers also on the scene when Floyd was killed have been charged with aiding and abetting¹².

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 commissioners   

n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 )；长官；委员；政府部门的长官

参考例句：

• The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

3 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

4 divestiture   

n.剥夺

参考例句：

• The court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly.法庭发现在防止垄断方面进行资产剥离是必要的。
• Rapid progress was made in the divestiture of radio paging assets from the P & T sectors and the restructuring on a nationwide basis.全国邮电无线寻呼资产剥离、改制重组工作取得了较大进展。

5 steered   

v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
• The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

7 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

8 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

9 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

10 honked   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I drove up in front of the house and honked. 我将车开到屋子前面然后按喇叭。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He honked his horn as he went past. 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 unison   

n.步调一致，行动一致

参考例句：

• The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
• My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。

12 abetting   

v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持

参考例句：

• On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。 来自电影对白
• "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。 来自互联网