George Floyd United. The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (otherwise known as Chaz or Chop) was established by George Floyd protestors after the Seattle Police Department vacated its East Precinct building. Protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man who pleaded that he couldn't breathe while he was held down with a knee by a Minneapolis police officer, have spread nationwide.
The head of the Minneapolis police union says George Floyd's "violent criminal history" needs to be remembered. George Floyd was an African-American man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis after footage emerged of him in handcuffs pleading for air as a police officer. Reform measures that had languished for years moved with new urgency in the wake of protests over George Floyd's death.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The brutal killing of George Floyd by police in the United States has sent shock waves across the world.
Several complaints have been filed against both officers, according to Communities United Against Police Brutality, a.
As protests after George Floyd's death continue, many are looking for ways to demand justice. Many world-famous athletes and well-known musicians. A lawyer for George Floyd has told a memorial service that a "pandemic of racism" led to his death.