GEORGE PERRY FLOYD JR.
George Floyd was an American citizen murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin during an arrest on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Floyd was in a local store buying some items. The cashier in the store called the police on Floyd over a $20 bill. It was allegedly a fake bill. The store clerk also stated that Floyd was acting erratic. Basically, Floyd died over 20 bucks. Please be extra cautious when you make that phone call to the police on someone. Depending on the police officer, it could be a deadly situation. You may not be comfortable living with knowing your phone call could possibly lead to another human beings' death. Also, with all the things going on with police killings in our communities (black people), I encourage all of us to talk to our family members and check up on our young people to avoid negative interactions, if at all possible. Mr. Chauvin kept his knee on George Floyd's neck for 9 minutes. Mr. George Floyd died as a result of Chauvin's actions. The video was recorded by a brave young teenager (Darnella Frazier). I urge all prayers sent up to keep Darnella safe against those folks who are irritated by her exploiting the truth. There were four male officers on the scene handling George Floyd. Yes, you heard me, four armed men! When it comes to the arrest of black boys and men, police officers are trained to fear them (men). It is understandable for any police officer to have back-up support when needed or when they pull someone over for a simple traffic stop. When the individuals are born with more melanin in their skin, the fear goes up. On April 20, 2021 Derek Chauvin was found guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. When the verdict was announced a lot of people were happy and relieved he was convicted. Especially in the black community because we are so used to police officers getting away with killing our men and boys by articulating they "feared for their lives" or by their legal counsel saying they were doing what they were "trained to do." This time, those statements didn't work in Derek favor. There were police officers who testified against Chauvin's behavior. If you have viewed the videotape, you can witness how Derek Chauvin seemed to enjoy it! Derek Chauvin placed his hand in his pocket while keeping his knee on Floyd's neck even after the paramedics arrived to do their jobs. This man intentionally did it! The other unwise officers (Thomas Lane, Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao) just stood their and did absolutely nothing. They are all starting their trials in August of 2021. They were all charged with aiding and abetting.
I was watching the local news the night Derek Chauvin was convicted and heard one black man on the news crying. He said for the first time in history his life had mattered as a black man because a white police officer was convicted of killing a black man. Let's not jump for joy just yet. There are layers of systemic racism we have to deal with that we haven't dealt with. Why oh why, did the trial and murder of an American black citizen by the name of George Floyd move so many people to take political action? This isn't over until real police reform is put into law. We had black Americans being killed by the police during the George Floyd trial and it will continue to happen afterwards. If black men who were part of The Black Panther organization infiltrated law enforcement by becoming police officers, the FBI would shut them down. They would be quickly removed. The FBI has stated there are white supremacist and Neo Nazis infiltrating the American police stations and nothing has been done. Why? I'm sure our democrats and republicans are privy to this information if I know this! So why isn't these folks being removed? Why is it that these same officers can show so much restraint to people who look like them but with black boys and men they will instantly draw their guns? They do not hesitate to kill them! Why is that? We see white men hitting the police, running away from cops, and verbally cursing them out. We have often seen white men boldly stealing police cars and live to write about it. You know, RESISTING ARREST to the tenth power and nothing happens to them. White men are often taken alive. They are slow to shoot them for some reason. Experts and police officers testified in the George Floyd case that Mr. Floyd was on his stomach in handcuffs surrounded by a knee to his neck and by 3 other armed officers. What the hell could George have done? Why did it take all of that cruel force for this black man's life? They were supposed to sit George Floyd up so he could breathe and not deny him medical treatment. If George Floyd was your family member you wouldn't like it. Right? Let's just take race out for a minute. Bring back humanity, please! Those American police officers or race soldiers who are not representative of serving and protecting all Americans should not get any immunity when we continue seeing this pattern of killings on film because they don't qualify for it. What about all the lives we didn't catch on video? They also stain the image of the police officers who do their jobs right. The unfortunate death and murder of George Floyd is shaming America again. It is also showing black men and boys their lives do matter. As Coretta Scott King have stated, "Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."
I was watching the local news the night Derek Chauvin was convicted and heard one black man on the news crying. He said for the first time in history his life had mattered as a black man because a white police officer was convicted of killing a black man. Let's not jump for joy just yet. There are layers of systemic racism we have to deal with that we haven't dealt with. Why oh why, did the trial and murder of an American black citizen by the name of George Floyd move so many people to take political action? This isn't over until real police reform is put into law. We had black Americans being killed by the police during the George Floyd trial and it will continue to happen afterwards. If black men who were part of The Black Panther organization infiltrated law enforcement by becoming police officers, the FBI would shut them down. They would be quickly removed. The FBI has stated there are white supremacist and Neo Nazis infiltrating the American police stations and nothing has been done. Why? I'm sure our democrats and republicans are privy to this information if I know this! So why isn't these folks being removed? Why is it that these same officers can show so much restraint to people who look like them but with black boys and men they will instantly draw their guns? They do not hesitate to kill them! Why is that? We see white men hitting the police, running away from cops, and verbally cursing them out. We have often seen white men boldly stealing police cars and live to write about it. You know, RESISTING ARREST to the tenth power and nothing happens to them. White men are often taken alive. They are slow to shoot them for some reason. Experts and police officers testified in the George Floyd case that Mr. Floyd was on his stomach in handcuffs surrounded by a knee to his neck and by 3 other armed officers. What the hell could George have done? Why did it take all of that cruel force for this black man's life? They were supposed to sit George Floyd up so he could breathe and not deny him medical treatment. If George Floyd was your family member you wouldn't like it. Right? Let's just take race out for a minute. Bring back humanity, please! Those American police officers or race soldiers who are not representative of serving and protecting all Americans should not get any immunity when we continue seeing this pattern of killings on film because they don't qualify for it. What about all the lives we didn't catch on video? They also stain the image of the police officers who do their jobs right. The unfortunate death and murder of George Floyd is shaming America again. It is also showing black men and boys their lives do matter. As Coretta Scott King have stated, "Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation."
