The former #MINNEAPOLISPOLICEOFFICER who pinned his knee against #AFRICANAMERICAN man #GEORGEFLOYD beyond his death, #DEREKCHAUVIN, was formally charged by the #COUNTYATTORNEY with a third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 35 years in prison. While positively surprised by the speed of the arrest and accusation (less than 4 days), in comparison to previous cases involving #POLICEOFFICERS, we can't help but wonder, whatever happened with the three other police officers involved? When will #THOMASLANE, #TOUTHAO and #JALEXANDERKUENGBE be arrested and charged?
We celebrate the arrest of #DEREKCHAUVIN former #MINNEAPOLISPOLICE officer who's seen in the now infamous video pressing his knee on #GEORGEFLOYD's neck until his death. We sincerely hope that the other three officers implied are also brought to justice, duly prosecuted, and lawfully sentenced for the egregious attack that took the life of yet another #AFRICANAMERICANMAN at the hands of the #POLICE.
#AFRICANDESCENT Activist #GWENCARR mother of #ERICGARNER, the #AFRICANAMERICAN man who was murdered, in 2014 in #NEWYORK, under the exact same circumstances as #GEORGEFLOYD, sets the record straight and claims that dismissing the #MINNESOTAPOLICE officers who perpetrated the deadly attack on #FLOYD is not enough, and that #CRIMINALCHARGES must be pressed against them. At the #InstituteOfAfrodiasporicStudies (IAS) @ieafro, we stand by every word Mrs. Carr said recently on #CNN: "#AMERICA you cannot be on your comfort zone any longer. You must feel uncomfortable about situations like these happening in the communities around the country". #JUSTICEFORGEORGEFLOYD May his #ASSASSINATION bring awa
In what is probably one of the most egregious violations of #HUMANRIGHTS recently recorded on video, #GEORGEFLOYD, a 46-year-old #AfricanAmerican man, died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a #MINNEAPOLIS police officer’s knee on Monday #May25th 2020. #FLOYD's death disturbingly echoed that of #ERICGARDNER'S in 2014; both victims died claiming #ICANTBREATHE. The nature of the video, which has already been seen by more than 100 million people, is so graphic that we don't even dare to publish it. The aftermath saw the Minneapolis #AFRICANAMERICANCOMMUNITY rush to the streets in a protest that brings to memory the #RODNEYKINGCASE, back in the 90s, and has been witnessed by the
