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.
