{"id":566834,"date":"2021-06-17T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566834"},"modified":"2021-06-17T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T16:07:31","slug":"newark-new-jersey-installs-700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newark-new-jersey-installs-700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Newark, New Jersey Installs 700-Pound Bronze Statue Of George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewark-new-jersey-installs-700-pound-bronze-statue-of-george-floyd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233109269.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>One city in New Jersey really, <em>really<\/em> wanted to honor the memory of George Floyd, so they erected a 700-pound bronze statue of him outside City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Pix 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/new-jersey\/newark-pays-tribute-to-george-floyd-with-700-pound-bronze-statue\/\">reported<\/a> that the statue was unveiled in a ceremony on Wednesday, with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and others paying tribute to Floyd, who died on May 25, 2020 after Minneapolis police attempted to arrest him and one, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on Floyd\u2019s neck for nearly nine minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully it inspires those who walk by to be more active, take part in activism,\u201d Baraka said of the massive statue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe statue was commissioned by actor and filmmaker Leon Pickney and it was sculpted by artist Stanley Watts,\u201d Pix reported. \u201cThe artwork was donated to the city and will be on display for at least a year in collaboration with the Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a press release commemorating the statue, organizers wrote that \u201cMr. Floyd\u2019s death elevated the Black Lives Matter movement, which has resulted in an international response, including protests, police reform measures, and the removal of Confederate statues from public parks and racist names from organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, including The Daily Wire\u2019s Candace Owens, have suggested that, while it is terrible that Floyd died and police should be held accountable for their actions, turning him into a martyr is not the best idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that he has been held up as a martyr sickens me. George Floyd was not a good person, I don\u2019t care who wants to spin that. I don\u2019t care how CNN wants to make you think he changed his life around,\u201d Owens said in an interview with Glenn Beck last year. \u201cHe was just after his sixth or fifth stint in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a later post on Twitter, Owens wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><em>Guess my message to little kids would be for them not to idolize men that: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Get high on fentanyl <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Get high on meth <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Use counterfeit bills <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shove guns into the stomaches of pregnant women while robbing them <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Go to prison 5 times <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What a truly horrible message I carry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On April 20, 2021, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judge explained that third-degree murder requires proof Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd\u2019s death by committing an eminently dangerous act that was highly likely to cause death and showed a reckless disregard for human life. To convict Mr. Chauvin of second-degree manslaughter, the jurors would need to conclude that culpable negligence and reckless actions by Mr. Chauvin caused Mr. Floyd\u2019s death,\u201d The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/derek-chauvins-trial-is-over-heres-what-to-know-before-the-verdict-11618852907\">reported<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire\u2019s Amanda Prestigiacomo reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><em>On May 25, Chauvin and three other officers arrested and detained Floyd after he allegedly gave counterfeit money at a convenience store. Following a struggle to get Floyd into the back of a police cruiser, viral video shows that Chauvin kneeled on Floyd\u2019s neck and back for nearly nine minutes to detain Floyd while awaiting paramedics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chauvin\u2019s attorney Eric Nelson argued during the trial that Floyd\u2019s drug use and bad heart were crucial factors in his death, and that Chauvin used reasonable force through an authorized prone hold. The Hennepin County medical examiner revealed that Floyd\u2019s autopsy showed the deceased had potentially lethal levels of drugs in his system.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chauvin\u2019s attorney plans to appeal the verdict.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One city in New Jersey really, really wanted to honor the memory of George Floyd, so they erected a 700-pound bronze statue of him outside City Hall.Pix 11 reported that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280585,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233109269.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Newark, New Jersey Installs 700-Pound Bronze Statue Of George Floyd","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233109269.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Newark, New Jersey Installs 700-Pound Bronze Statue Of George Floyd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}