The death Monday of Georges Floyd, a 46-year-old black American who was pinned to the ground by a police officer who kept his knee on his neck for long minutes, outraged the United States, which has since suffered violent riots .
Violence…
Black and white American police officers knelt on the ground, to denounce the police violence against African-Americans and pay tribute to Georges Floyd, this Sunday in the United States.
Knee on the neck…
As a reminder, Monday, May 25, in the evening, Georges Floyd was arrested by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, who suspected him of having wanted to forge a counterfeit 20 dollar bill. The scene, filmed for ten minutes by a passerby on Facebook Live, shows the victim who was pinned to the ground on his stomach by a police officer who immobilized him with one knee on his neck.
Death…
A police spokesman said on Monday evening that the man, who appeared to be intoxicated or drugged, had resisted arrest by officers called for a minor crime. It was after handcuffing him that the officer realized that the suspect was in medical distress and called an ambulance. The man was taken to a hospital where he died soon after.
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