A new video of George Floyd’s arrest by the Minneapolis police was released to the public on Sunday.
The shocking images show a police officer who ignored the pleas of passersby who beg him to intervene.
“Are you going to let him kill him before your eyes?” one of the passers-by shouts at agent Tou Thao, as we see George Floyd inanimate under the knee of agent Derek Chauvin.
Agent Thao did not budge in front of the growing crowd, only making sure to keep them at a good distance making it impossible for them to intervene.
It was Ben Crump, the lawyer representing the family of Mr Floyd, who posted the video on Instagram.
Another person tried to beg the officer to check if he could still feel George Floyd’s pulse -this was towards the end of the approximately six-minute-long video as the victim is placed on a stretcher.
Chauvin, Thao and two other officers have since been dismissed by the Minneapolis police. The men face numerous criminal charges, including one for murder.
Seen by thousands of people around the globe, the tragic event sparked a veritable wave of protests around the world.
source https://www.naijanews.com/2020/06/15/death-of-george-floyd-shocking-new-video-released/
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