EXCLUSIVE!!FRESH HATE ROW OVER
GEORGE FLOYD
BY ABDULMUMINI
ADEKU,LAGOS,NIGERIA...
It looks increasingly very clear
that the establishment has not learnt anything from the rather unfortunate
death in Minnesota in Mineapolis ,The United States of America of Mr George
Floyd after he was murdered in broad daylight under the watchful supervision of
three other police officers with a
certain Derek Chauvin in control as he pressed the neck of his victim whose
rather defence on the day was his words :i cannot breath ,which has since become immortal
globally in a world ruled by a bias rather than science driven objectivity...
Just as at last night ,7th of
June,2020 ,The News office Desk of the E.N.M.Paedia Express Multimedia Group of
Lagos,Nigeria was served a video show of
a sex tape involving the deceased and a
lady friend of his during his lifetime.
This reporter who could not hide his
disgust and anger at this over the humiliation of the memory of the dead who had already suffered the ignominy of his
life been stolen from him and his family
walked away in protest at the hate video refusing to watch it..
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American
man who was killed by
police during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. Protests in response
to both Floyd's death, and more broadly to police violence against other black
people, quickly spread across the
United States and internationally.
Biography
Floyd was born in Fayetteville,
North Carolina, and raised in Cuney Homes[2] in the Third Ward[3] of Houston, Texas.[4][5] Friends and family called him Perry[6] and characterized him as a "gentle
giant";[7] he was 6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) tall and weighed 223 pounds (101 kg) at autopsy.[8]
At Yates High School, Floyd played on the basketball team[5][2] and helped lead the football team to the Texas state championships;[9] he graduated in 1993.[9] He attended South Florida
Community College for two years and played on its basketball team.[10][11] He transferred to Texas
A&M University–Kingsville, where he also played basketball,
before dropping out.[9]
Floyd returned to Houston where he
became an automotive customizer[12] and played club basketball.[9] Beginning in 1994 he also performed as
a rapper using the stage name "Big Floyd"
in the hip hop group Screwed Up Click.[9][13][14][15] Floyd has been called an early
contributor to the development of Houston's hip-hop scene.[9] He also was an informal community
leader and mentor to young men.[16]
After several arrests for theft and
drug possession,[2] Floyd was charged in 2007 with armed robbery in a home invasion; he agreed to a plea deal in 2009 and was sentenced to five years
in prison.[17][18] He was paroled in 2013 after spending
four years at the Diboll Unit.[9] After his release, he became involved
with Resurrection Houston, a local ministry.[2]
In 2014, he moved to the Minneapolis, Minnesota area to find work,[19] like some close friends had done.[20] He worked as a truck driver and a bouncer[3][21] and lived in St. Louis Park.[9] In 2017, he filmed an anti–gun violence
video.[2][7] In 2020, he lost his security job
because of the COVID-19
pandemic.[22]
He had five children,[23] including two daughters who reside in
Houston, ages 6 and 22, and an adult son in Bryan, Texas.[24][25]
Death
Main article: Killing of George
Floyd
On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested
on a charge of passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis.
According to the store clerk, the bill was an obvious fake and Floyd had
refused to return the purchased cigarettes when challenged.[26] He died after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, pressed his knee to Floyd's
neck for almost nine minutes during
the arrest. Floyd was handcuffed face down in the street,[27][28][29] while two other officers further
restrained Floyd and a fourth prevented onlookers from intervening.[30]:6:24[31][32] For the last three of those minutes
Floyd was motionless and had no pulse,[27][29] but officers made no attempt to revive
him.[33]:6:46 Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's
neck as arriving emergency medical technicians attempted to treat him.[33]:7:21 The official autopsy
found Floyd died of cardiopulmonary arrest
caused by subdual and restraint.[8][34] The toxicologist found several
psychoactive substances or metabolites in his system, and the medical examiner
noted fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use as significantly contributory
to his death, though not the cause.[8][35] A second autopsy, commissioned by
Floyd's family and performed by Michael Baden, without access to various tissue
and fluid samples, found that the "evidence is consistent with mechanical asphyxia
as the cause" of death, with neck compression restricting blood flow to
the brain, and back compression restricting breathing.[36]
Protests
Main article: George Floyd protests
After Floyd's death, demonstrations
and protests were held globally against use of excessive force by police officers and
lack of police accountability.
Accounts of looting, violence and aggressive police activity were shared at
many of these protests.[37][38][39] Protests developed in over 400
cities throughout all 50 American states and internationally.[4][40]
Memorials
and legacy
Mural of George Floyd near where he
died
Various memorial services were
planned across the world. On June 4, 2020, a memorial service for Floyd took place
in Minneapolis with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering
the eulogy.[6][41] Services were planned in North
Carolina with a public viewing and private service on June 6 and in Houston on
June 8 and 9.[42]
North Central
University hosted the Minneapolis memorial service, announcing a
memorial scholarship in Floyd's name and challenging other colleges and
universities to follow suit.[43][44] University president Scott Hagen
announced that as of June 4, the scholarship fund had received US$53,000 in
donations.[44] Alabama State
announced a scholarship honoring Floyd and Greg Gunn in
response hours later, challenging other historically
black colleges and universities to follow suit; HBCU Oakwood University
announced a scholarship that same day.[45][46] Missouri State
University, Southeast
Missouri State and Ohio University announced June 5 that the schools
would offer George Floyd scholarships.[47][48][49] On June 6 SUNY Buffalo State
and Copper Mountain
College announced scholarships in Floyd's name.[50][51]
Street artists globally created
murals honoring Floyd. Depictions included Floyd as a ghost in Minneapolis, as
an angel in Houston and as a saint weeping blood in Naples. A mural on the International Wall in Belfast commissioned by Festival of the People (Féile an Phobail)
and Visit West Belfast (Fáilte Feirste Thiar) features a large portrait
of Floyd above a tableau showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck while the
three other officers turn their backs and each covers his eyes, ears, or mouth
in the manner of the Three Wise Monkeys
("See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil").[52][53][54] By June 6, murals had been created in Manchester, Dallas, Miami, Idlib,
Los Angeles, Nairobi, Oakland, Strombeek-Bever, Berlin, Pensacola, and La Mesa.[55][56]
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