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JUSTICE FOR

GEORGE FLOYD

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, died in Powderhorn, a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds; according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin, 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that time occurred after Floyd became unresponsive. A gathering crowd watched as Chauvin put his full body weight onto Floyd's neck. Officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas K. Lane participated in Floyd's arrest, with Kueng holding Floyd's back, Lane holding his legs, and Thao looking on as he stood nearby. Preliminary results from the official autopsy found no indication that Floyd died of strangulation or traumatic asphyxia, but that the combined effects of being restrained, underlying health conditions, including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease, and potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death. Attorneys for Floyd's family announced that they have requested an independent autopsy.

The arrest was made after Floyd was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a deli. Police said Floyd physically resisted arrest. A security camera from a nearby business did not show Floyd resisting. However, the criminal complaint filed later stated Floyd "did not voluntarily get in the car and struggled with the officers, intentionally falling down, saying he was not going in the car, and refusing to stand still" based on body cameras worn by Kueng and Lane. Several bystanders recorded the event on their smartphones, with one video showing Floyd repeating "Please", "I can't breathe", and "Don't kill me" being widely circulated on social media platforms and broadcast by the media. All four officers were fired the next day.

Now, in USA people have started protesting for the justice of GEORGE FLOYD... And I hope he gets justice. The condition in US is not good right now. Because of the corona virus as well as the violent protests in the whole country... The police stations are being damaged by rocks... And many places were burnt too. The police officers Derek Michael Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas K. Lane are considered as very biased and evil officers... I am happy that these officers are suspended. Not only the black people, but many white people are also protesting for the justice... I cried for a while when I heard about this news, I am sad that in a developed country like USA such an inhuman incident could happen.

LET'S HAVE A TWO MINUTES OF PEACE FOR GEORGE FLOYD

🌟JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD🌟