Photo:George Floyd when ambushed by police
Saturday, Juny 6 6 2020
UPDATimes - Lawyer George Floyd told hundreds of people who attended the death service for the man who died at the hands of police last week, that the "pandemic racism" was the cause of his death.
Benjamin Crump said the death of Floyd, who died after a police officer had crushed his neck with his knee for almost nine minutes, was "a crime".
Hundreds of people attended the convention held in Minneapolis, United States, including civil rights activist Al Sharpton.
It's time to get up and say, "keep your neck away from ours," he said.
Floyd's murder recorded in a video caused anger and triggered a wave of demonstrations in various cities throughout the United States.
Meanwhile, not far from the convention site, three policemen charged with aiding and abetting Floyd's murder first appeared in court.
Their guarantee is set at US $ 1 million, but it will be reduced to $ 750 thousand if they surrender whatever weapons they have and meet other requirements, the judge said.
Meanwhile, Derek Chauvin, a police officer who continues to kneel on Floyd's neck even though he complains he cannot breathe, has been charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled to stand trial in court on Monday (08/06).
From Left: Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J.Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane
Most demonstrations over the past eight days have been peaceful, but some have turned violent, with curfews imposed in a number of cities.
What happened to the convention?
Speaking at the convention, Crump said "it was not the corona virus pandemic that killed George Floyd".
"That is another pandemic," he said.
"The pandemic of racism and discrimination."
Floyd's family members, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, were among the several hundred people who attended the event that was held in downtown Minneapolis.
Hundreds of people attended the death ceremony of George Floyd in Minneapolis
Philonise Floyd, one of Floyd's brothers, described their families as poor when he was a child, so they were forced to wash clothes in the sink and dry them in the oven.
"This is very crazy, everybody comes to see my brother, it's amazing he touches so many hearts," he said.
Meanwhile, American civil rights activist Al Sharpton is demanding accountability.
"We will not stop," he said, referring to the demonstrations that had taken place in every US state.
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