Tag: George Floyd

Dr. David Fowler contradicted most other expert witnesses in the trial and suggested heart trouble and other issues, not the police restraint, caused George Floyd’s death.

Rather than compensation and apologies from the individuals and institutions that snatched these individuals from their families and communities, African American victims of police violence have been smeared over and over again in death.

Where the accused is placed above the law, there is an unjust system of justice.

“Minneapolis has been fundamentally changed by this time of racial reckoning, and this city council is united in working together with our community and the Floyd family to equitably reshape our city of Minneapolis.”

“A big part of the concern is whether or not there will be any real diversity on the jury.”

"It is difficult for us to imagine a circumstance which could necessitate or justify the deployment of bayonets against American civilians."

A man forced to die with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under your feet.

“People of all backgrounds, genders and races have come together to demand change. Honor them. Honor George.”

For more than 200 years, ordinary Americans have taken to the streets to oppose injustice and improve their lives. That foundational right has been the basis for real change in the nation.

"This happens time and time again.”