The US President, Donald Trump has reacted following the death of George Floyd after a police officer knelt on his neck while two others pinned his stomach and legs down. Trump described George’s death as “very sad and tragic” and he disclosed that he has asked the FBI to expedite investigation. He wrote on Twitter: “At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic …
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Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey was emotional as he reacted to the death of George Floyd, an African American man which was caught on video when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for 5 minutes. Jacob Frey said during a press conference: “Being Black in America should not be a death sentence. For five minutes, we watched as a White officer pressed his knee into the neck of a Black man. For five minutes.” At this point …
The identity of the African American man who lost his life after a Minneapolis police officer was seen kneeling on his neck, making it difficult for him to breathe, has been revealed (read here). Also, the officers involved have been fired. According to activist Shaun King, George Floyd “was beloved”. He was “from the 3rd Ward in Houston and was well known all over Houston. He was up in Minneapolis for work.” Meanwhile, it has been revealed that 4 …
FBI has joined the investigation into the death of a Black man named George Lloyd who died on Monday, May 25, after a Minneapolis police officer forced his knee into his neck to keep him pinned to the ground. In a video going viral, a police officer is seen holding George down after he “physically resisted officers”. “I can’t breathe,” he kept repeating but the cops didn’t listen. The cop who was kneeling on his neck did …