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June 11, 2020One of the four police officers arrested in the United States for suspecting responsibility for the murder of George Floyd has been released on bail. In fact, Thomas Lane's family paid the $ 750,000 necessary to release the policeman after he launched a fundraiser on the internet. The 37-year-old police officer, fired from his department like the other colleagues involved, has left Hennepin County Prison. 

Agent Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, told the Star Tribune that the necessary money was also paid for thanks to funds raised on a crowdfunding platform. Lane is accused, with two other colleagues, of complicity in the murder of George Floyd. The main defendant is a fourth agent, Derek Chauvin, who was prosecuted for physically asphyxiating the African American citizen, pressing his knee hard on the victim's neck for more than nine minutes.

One of four fired Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd posted cash bail and was released from jail Wednesday afternoon. https://t.co/rk0MlJsaof

- Star Tribune (@StarTribune) June 11, 2020

The release of one of the agents involved in the killing of the African American in Minneapolis is not the only news destined to create moodiness within the Black Lives Matter movement, which is fighting for rights of blacks and has achieved a worldwide echo, with courts and initiatives around the world.

Tinder blocks users with hashtag 'Black lives matter'
The Tinder dating platform has started blocking user profiles that report the movement hashtag or relaunch links to external sites or fundraising platforms. As the BBC broadcaster reports, among the application guidelines it is specified that Tinder cannot be used "for promotional purposes", however some users complain that they have been blocked only for having clarified in their profile to support the movement and not to therefore like to be contacted by people who think differently.

Protests continue
Meanwhile protests continue in the United States: in various cities, administrations have removed statues of personalities from the past as they were involved in slave trafficking or accused of racist policies. The police force, however, remains in the target of criticism: "goodwill" gestures come from many quarters, such as the Los Angeles police, who suspended seven agents because they were suspected of excessive use of force during protest marches. In Tulsa, however, the local department released the video recorded by an agent's body cam, which shows two policemen stopping two African American teenagers while walking in the street and handcuffing them.

Mayor Houston signs ordinance to initiate police reform
The mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner, has signed an executive ordinance to initiate police reform. A decision following George Floyd's death after a police arrest. Turner explained that he had listened to the concerns and that he had "taken immediate steps which we believe will create a better system for all".

In the ordinance, agents are expected to use only "reasonably and objectively necessary force" to protect themselves or others when dealing with community members, suspects or inmates. Additionally, police officers should use techniques to release tension and minimize the use of physical force. All agents must identify themselves and make clear their intention to arrest or find someone. Before the use of "deadly force" they must exhaust all other "reasonable alternatives available" and in any case the use of weapons must be chosen only in case of risk to life. Techniques such as blocking with the knee on the carotid artery, also known as "blocking", will be prohibited. Cops will not be able to put their knees, feet or body weight on the suspect's neck.

At least twelve cities in the United States have banned the suffocation maneuvers carried out by the police during the arrest. These include: Phoenix, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Broward County (Florida), Miami, Chicago, Washington DC, Minneapolis, New York, Denver and Houston. The suffocation technique has been the subject of controversy for years, particularly after Eric Garner's death in 2014, after a police officer was accused of suffocating him. Law enforcement officials say that suffocation techniques are used to gain control of individuals who are aggressive or resist arrest. Some departments say that they should only be used as a last resort when the agent believes that the person poses a threat to their own life or that of others.

Trump: Seattle regain control or I'll take care of it
The American President, Donald Trump, has returned to threaten to intervene directly to stop the protests against the death of George Floyd. In this case in Seattle. "Radical left governor Jay Inslee and the mayor of Seattle are being teased at a level that our great country has never seen before. Take back your city now. If you don't, I will," tweeted the head of the White House. "This is not a game. These horrible anarchists must bow immediately. Move immediately," he added.

US football clears ban on kneeling during anthem
The US Football Federation has decided to lift the ban on kneeling on the pitch during the national anthem, in the wake of protests against racism triggered by the death of African American George Floyd, killed by police in Minneapolis . At the request of the USSF (United States Soccer Federation) president Cindy Parlow-Cone, the board met in video conference voting the lifting of the ban decided in 2017 after Megan Rapinoe knelt down to express her support for the protest against racism by Colin Kaepernick.