Minneapolis Mayor Frey says anger over George Floyd death “not only understandable, it's right.”
"Until we name this virus, this disease that has has infected American for the past 400 years, we will never ever resolve this issue," she said."If you don’t call cancer what it is, you can never cure that disease."
Four of Arradondo's officers have been fired since Floyd died in police custody. Minneapolis police said in a statement early Tuesday that the officers were responding to a report of a forgery when Floyd"physically resisted" and that he died after"suffering medical distress.", who is white, putting his knee on the neck of Floyd, a black man, for several minutes as Floyd repeatedly said,"I can't breathe.
“I know that there is currently a deficit of hope in our city. And as I wear this uniform before you, I know this department has contributed to that deficit of hope," he said.
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