Racism(Black Lives Matter)
On May 25, Minneapolis police arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, after a grocery store employee called 911 and told police that Mr. Floyd had bought cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen minutes after the When the first police car arrived, Mr. Floyd was unconscious and trapped under three police officers, with no sign of life. By combining videos of passers-by and security cameras, reviewing official documents and consulting experts, The New York Times has reconstructed in great detail the minutes leading up to Mr. Floyd's death. The video shows officers taking a series of actions contrary to Minneapolis Police Department policy that resulted in death, leaving Mr. Floyd unable to breathe even as he and onlookers scream for help. The day after Mr. Floyd died, police fired the four officers involved in the episode. On May 29, Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman announced third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter again...