The Murder of George Floyd

 

Watch this NY Times article and video How George Floyd was killed in police custody, and also read this Guardian piece on George Floyd: George Floyd’s Death Exposes the ‘Minnesota Paradox.

Answer the following questions while reflecting on the items discussed:

What is the context in which this tragedy happened?
What are the potential consequences of this viewing as it happened?
What do the activists want to see changed? Why now? Why George Floyd?
Why did the reaction to Mr. Floyd’s murder touch a cord around the world?
What were mitigating factors that may have motivated activists to risk their lives in a pandemic to go protest?
What is the path forward for cities faced with this challenge of murders of Blacks at the hands of public safety officials?
The former police officer Chauvin was found guilty on all counts. Why does the MN Attorney General state that accountability and not justice was reached?

What would justice look like?

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