GEORGE FLOYD MURDERED!!!

This story is a really saddening story to read and more dismaying for us to write about. George Floyd a 46-year old African-American man who was a civilian of Minneapolis was murdered in cold blood by Derek Chauvin a white Minneapolis police officer. The officer knelt on Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes while he was handcuffed, lying prone on the road and begging for his life.

Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on May 25, Memorial Day, Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to a "forgery in progress" on Chicago Avenue South in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis. According to us, the implication was that Floyd "tried to use forged documents at a nearby deli". According to a co-owner of Cup Foods, Floyd attempted to use a $20 bill that a staff member identified as counterfeit.

According to police, Floyd was in a nearby car and "appeared to be under the influence". A spokesman for the police department said the officers ordered him to exit the vehicle, at which point he "physically resisted" in quote. This claim is contradicted by all video evidence thus far released of the encounter.

According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, paramedics moved Floyd from the location and were doing chest compressions and other lifesaving measures on an "unresponsive, pulseless male". Floyd was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Part of the arrest was filmed by a bystander and streamed to Facebook Live. This video went viral.
When the video starts, Floyd is already pinned chest down to the ground, and Officer Chauvin is kneeling on his neck. Floyd repeatedly tells Chauvin: "Please" and "I can't breathe", while also moaning, groaning, and sobbing. A bystander tells the police: "You got him down. Let him breathe."
Another bystander says: "One of my homies died the same way", and after, Floyd responds: "I'm about to die the same". To view the video, click this link: Video

Chauvin tells Floyd to relax. The police ask Floyd: "What do you want?" Floyd answers: "I can't breathe." Floyd states: "Please, the knee in my neck, I can't breathe." Floyd cries out, "Mama!" Floyd states: "My stomach hurts, my neck hurts, everything hurts", and requests water. The police do not respond to Floyd. Floyd begs: "Don't kill me."

Derek Chauvin, aged 44, was identified as the officer who pinned Floyd to the ground by kneeling on his neck. Chauvin had 18 complaints on his official record, two of which ended in discipline from the department including official letters of reprimand.

On May 26, Minneapolis Police Chief announced that the officers were placed on leave. Later in the day, the four responding officers were fired. That day, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it was reviewing the incident.

After Floyd's death, demonstrations and protests in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area were initially peaceful, but later turned violent as windows were smashed at a police precinct, two stores were set on fire, and other stores were looted and damaged in the surrounding areas. Law enforcement responded by shooting tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds.

Floyd's death has been compared to the 2014 death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who repeated "I can't breathe" eleven times after being placed in a choke hold by a New York police officer during an arrest.

In our view, this is a huge act of racism. It hurts terribly because we are in 2020 and racism is still a thing. We are living in a modern world but still people say it's ignorance. George Floyd was just one out of millions who face racism.

How can you be so cruel to look down at someone and kill in cold blood claiming it was an act of defense. Attached below are images both on the death of George and the aftermath. #Black Lives Matter. 😞😟