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Imagine being pressed down onto concrete with a solid 200 lbs directly on your neck. This man begged for his life. This grown man asked for his mom, for water, for mercy once he realized he was slowly being killed. His nose bled and he lost control of his bladder. Yet he remained trapped under the weight of the officer’s knee. In handcuffs crying because he could not breathe. Onlookers tried to intervene only to be threatened with pepper spray. Then he lost consciousness. The weight of that knee stayed firm while a first responder demanded they check for a pulse. They refused. The weight stayed on his neck. Off duty medical personnel begged for the officer to get up. For 10 agonizing minutes. But the knee remained on his neck until he suffocated. Imagine dying that way.

His name is George Floyd. I understand people will dig through everything he’s done wrong in his life. I understand that people will roll their eyes at this. We will see his mug shot and he will become a villain. There is no crime that justifies this punishment. Whether he has a criminal history or mental health issues, there is no justification for this. No more.

I saw a black woman say that, white people (if they aren’t racist) need to speak out more against racism. There are things we can do, I don’t have all the answers but this is one thing you can do. Spread your thoughts and let people know where you stand. Let others know you don’t and won’t stand for injustice.

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