Demonstrators gathered Wednesday for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a ...
Protestors cry from from tear gas during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020 calling for justice for George Floyd AFP/Kerem YucelMINNEAPOLIS: Demonstrators gathered Wednesday for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a policeman who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck.
A police officer holds a projectile launcher during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020 calling for justice for George Floyd following his death AFP/kerem yucelMinneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo cautioned protesters to remain peaceful. "I would like those officers to be charged with murder, because that's exactly what they did," Bridgett Floyd, his sister, said on NBC television.Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey said he could not understand why the officer who held his knee to Floyd's neck on a Minneapolis street until the 46-year-old restaurant worker went limp has not been arrested.
A rubber bullet is seen on the ground during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020 calling for justice for George Floyd AFP/Kerem YucelThe case was seen as the latest example of police brutality against African Americans, which gave rise six years ago to the Black Lives Matter movement. "It's a tragic reminder that this was not an isolated incident, but part of an engrained systemic cycle of injustice that still exists in this country," Biden said.Democratic Senator Kamala Harris called the policeman's using his knee on Floyd's neck"torture."
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