from Daily Skimm:
The recent death of Floyd, a 46-year-old Minneapolis man, was caught on video which has gone viral. On Monday, four officers were involved in Floyd's arrest for alleged forgery. One officer pinned him down for at least seven minutes. Floyd signaled many times that he couldn't breathe and later died at the hospital. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis, calling for justice. In recent days, protests turned violent as police fired tear gas at crowds, and demonstrators looted and burned local businesses. The governor called in the National Guard to try to curb the violence. But last night, tensions got worse. Protesters set fire to a police station, which the mayor called "unacceptable." President Trump said these "thugs are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd" and warned that he would "take control" if violence continued.
Yikes.
It's also important to note that Floyd's death was not an isolated incident. This month started off with outrage over the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was gunned down by a former police officer in Georgia. Then it continued with the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT who died after police entered her Kentucky home. Last night, protesters gathered in Louisville calling for the arrest of the officers involved in the case. Seven people at the protest were shot, although seemingly not by police. Floyd, Arbery, and Taylor are only a few of a long list of black Americans who've been killed by current or former cops.