From Monday night (05/25/20), a man named George Floyd was detained and murdered by police officers in cold blood. This event occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota and caught on video (via smartphone) by witnesses in the black community. Derrick Chauvin was the officer identified that killed Floyd out in public by placing his knee on Floyd's neck and killing his oxygen. Chauvin's partner was also at the scene preventing witnesses from interfering and letting his partner kill Floyd as well (two other officers joined the scene a few moments later). This outcome have created a major outcry for justice against police officers. A day later, Chauvin and three other officers were terminated with pay and the city of Minneapolis began to protest to stop the violence against African Americans. Later, the protesters became rash and violent toward authorities by the use of destructive force (burning down police station, looting, assaulting police officers, etc). From state to state, the violence continued and called for immediate action (military force) to stop and control the situation. We as African Americans need to take charge on our protests by using constructive measures. Not senseless violence and mayhem. It's time to speak out and vote so that this dictatorship will be forgotten and our communities will be whole again. Please take your life and the lives of others seriously.
