'Get your knee off our necks,' activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial | Malay Mail

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MINNEAPOLIS, June 5 — Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners yesterday that George Floyd's fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, “Get your knee off our necks.”...

Friday, 05 Jun 2020 08:36 AM MYT

“George Floyd should not be among the deceased. He did not die of common health conditions. He died of a common American criminal justice malfunction,” Sharpton said. “It's time for us to stand up in George's name and say, 'Get your knee off our necks.'” “He gave to and fed a lot of people. He was a gentle, peaceful person,” Williams said, adding that in death, “He has changed the world.”

Their principal co-defendant, Derek Chauvin, 44, is slated to appear for his bond hearing on Monday. Chauvin is the officer seen in widely circulated video footage kneeling on Floyd's neck as Floyd gasped for air and repeatedly groaned, “I can't breathe,” before passing out. “It’s crazy man, all these people came to see my brother, it’s amazing he touched so many hearts,” said Philonise Floyd, wearing a dark suit adorned with photo of his brother.

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