George Floyd, a black man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the latest victim of police brutality. Here’s how the Twittersphere responded to his death
George Floyd, 46, was killed in police custody on 25 May 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd, a black man, was suspected of using a forged $10 bill. But it was the white policeman who evidently rough handled Floyd, and then knelt on his neck on the street that were the events ultimately noticed by shocked bystanders who were filming the incident.
Floyd’s death triggered another wave of protests that claim racism is alive and well in the United States. Other examples have been used to make this point, whether they have been other deaths at the hands of the police, or people who have experienced other smaller, but daily incidents.
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