and observers described the event as a police riot, though the police denied any wrongdoing or police riot. George Floyd protests Police were accused in multiple cities of instigating unprovoked violence with persons who protested the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Democratic Socialist Virginia State Rep. Lee J. Carter criticized police actions as a "police riot". Videos from multiple cities showed police using tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets on protestors. In Seattle, a line of police officers attacked a crowd of protestors when a protestor would not relinquish her umbrella. In Richmond, Virginia, police ended four days of peaceful protest by attacking protestors with pepper spray; police later admitted it was an "unwarranted action" and mayor Levar Stoney apologized, saying "we violated your rights." United Kingdom Battle of the Beanfield During an attempt to enforce an exclusion zone around Stonehenge, Wiltshire, in 1985, the police entered the field where a group of travelers known as the Peace Convoy were being detained and began damaging their vehicles and beating the occupants. The travelers eventually sued the Wiltshire police force for wrongful arrest, assault and criminal damage. Hong Kong 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests See also 2010 Thai political protests 2013 Bangladesh riot Black Act Black bloc Demonstration (people) Hooliganism Kristallnacht (November 9 & 10, 1938) Memorial Day massacre of 1937, aka the Republic Steel massacre Police brutality Stonewall riots (June 28 – July 1, 1969) External links Cedar Avenue Valentines Police Riot References Law enforcement Riots Police misconduct Police brutality