George Floyd’s death ‘so brutal and so distressing that it defies belief’

almost 4 years in theaustralian

Sky News host Chris Kenny says the death of unarmed African-American man George Floyd while a police officer knelt on his neck is something that should “never ever happen, not anywhere, let alone in the land of the free and the home of the brave”. Protesters clashed with authorities for a third day in the city, setting buildings on fire and looting department stores as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds. Thousands gathered where George Floyd died after an officer knelt on his neck during an arrest this week. Protesters, together with Mr Floyd’s family, are calling for the officers involved to be arrested and charged with murder. “We need an end to the lawlessness but this death was heartless and unspeakable,” Mr Kenny said. “We've seen this sort of race-based anger unleashed many times before in the US, and there's just no way to tell how long it'll last and how far it will spread”. Image: News Corp Australia

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