A brother of George Floyd took his grief to the US capital yesterday with an impassioned plea to Congress not to let his brother die in vain, lamenting that he “didn’t deserve to die over $20”.
A brother of George Floyd took his grief to the US capital yesterday with an impassioned plea to Congress not to let his brother die in vain, lamenting that he “didn’t deserve to die over $20”.
The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee held the first congressional hearing to examine issues underlying civil unrest – racial injustice and police brutality – that erupted following Mr Floyd’s May 25 death after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck.
The Democratic-led House is moving forward with sweeping reform legislation while Senate Republicans craft a rival plan.
Mr Floyd was unarmed when taken into custody outside a corner market where an employee had reported that a man matching his description tried to pay for cigarettes with a counterfeit bill.
