Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter, 25-year-old Chiara de Blasio, was charged with unlawful assembly last Saturday. She was arrested during a protest in New York City. Through a desk appearance, authorities also released Chiara on Saturday.
The New York Post first reported de Blasio's arrest. According to the report, the mayor's daughter was arrested because she was blocking the traffic and refusing to move after the cops' request.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio's comment about protesters
Before the arrest of his daughter, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended cops for ramming a crowd in a demonstration with an SUV.
In a press conference last Saturday, de Blasio told reporters that he finds the action of the protesters as inappropriate. He said that he saw the video showing the police and the protesters' actions and have seen the same instances.
The video de Blasio is talking about shows a crowd pushing a barricade against a vehicle. Several people were also seen knocked to the ground.
Mayor de Blasio's daughter explained her side
In another press conference on Monday, Mayor de Blasio told reporters that Chiara told him and his wife that she was protesting peacefully on Saturday.
De Blasio also said that he honors his daughter, whom he believes to be a good human being. "She only wants to do good in the world," de Blasio added.
Even after the arrest, the New York City Mayor says he is proud of his daughter. He sees reason in his daughter's explanation of what happened during the protest. "She believes that everything she did was in the spirit of peaceful, respectful protest."
Despite everything that happened, de Blasio would still like to let his daughter speak for herself in whatever way she chooses.
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Mayor de Blasio's daughter is one of the thousands arrested nationwide.
According to USA Today, there are 4,400 protesters arrested all over the United States.
The protests are the people's way of speaking out on the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. He was a guy who got arrested in Minneapolis and died while a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Now that authorities have arrested thousands of protesters, the relatives of Floyd are calling for peaceful protests. George Floyd's brother, Terrence, appeals for another way of protesting. He says that his family is a peaceful and God-fearing one. They would like protesters to stop handling the matter in a manner that could be destroying their communities.
Terrence is against those responsible for violence and looting. He says that those acts have not accomplished anything positive.
Also, Terrence encourages the public to educate themselves, because he believes that the best way to address this issue is to do it peacefully and to vote for the right people.
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