He urged people to 'stand up against discrimination'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on May 29, 2020.
The social media platform added a label to his tweet, explaining it had violated the rules about “glorifying violence.” last year, Black men and boys are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men and boys. The footage showed Floyd stopped speaking after a few minutes of the officer’s knee on his neck. Onlookers demanded the officer back off. Tuesday said officers had received a report of a “forgery in process” and a suspect appeared to be “under the influence.”
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