The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager. Soon, the phrase “all lives matter” also emerged. The fresh scrutiny of Mr. Buttigieg’s 2015 remarks has also resurfaced the allegations made by the police chief, Darryl Boykins, who sued the mayor in 2013. Mr. Buttigieg has maintained the demotion was necessary because Mr. Boykins was the subject of a federal wiretapping investigation. But a separate legal dispute continues between the City Council of South Bend and the group of police officers who were recorded over whether the tapes can be released.

Source: New York Times April 04, 2019 23:37 UTC