Published 14:38 IST, May 29th 2020
Dwayne Johnson condemns George Floyd's death; says there is a "HUMANITY code"
George Floyd death has shaken the globe. Dwayne Johnson expresses his grief as he shares a post mentioning equality and moral code. Read to know more details
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demise of George Floyd has shocked many. -46-year-old was restrained by a police offers, who pinned him down and place his knee on Floyd’s neck which resulted in his death. Several celebrities have come in support demanding for Justice. w Dwayne Johnson, too, has expressed his grief. Read to kw more.
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Dwayne Johnson demands Justice for George Floyd
Former WWE star, ' Rock' took to his Instagram to express his distress over demise of George Floyd. He shared a picture in which last words of Floyd “I Can't Brea” is written on a card. Dwayne mentioned that he is stunned with news, and talks about moral code and equality.
caption read, “Past few days I’ve been stunned trying make sense of George Floyd’s death. video. plea for breath. callous response. racism. killing. This is our ongoing disease. I’ve had cops in my family. Good men. And re’s a cop code, granting you authority to use force if your life is in danger. But when a man is handcuffed, on ground, longer a threat, with your brors in arms standing around watching and he struggles to say, “please I can’t brea” when your knee is on his neck.. t his back, but his neck - cutting off his air. Cop code must become moral code. Ethics code. HUMANITY code. Kwing that if you don’t ease up, n that man is going to die. So when you decide to t ease up, your intention is to kill. And that’s what this was. George Floyd, said “officer I can’t brea” as he struggled for air. He said se words a total of 15 times. t once. t twice. 15 times. se officers will be charged, I’m positive of that. Held accountable. But n where’s greater accountability? leadership to healing. More importantly, leadership to EQUALITY. We ultimately win when we can rmalize equality. I’m so sorry to Floyd family. My heart breaks for you. Let process begin w. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd”[sic].
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According to a statement from Minneapolis Police Department, four officers responded to a call about a man suspected of forgery. police say George Floyd initially resisted arrest which led to a tussle between him and officer, Derek Chauvin. cop pinned down Floyd for several minutes with his knee on his neck. He struggled to brea and lost his life. incident was recorded by several passers-by. four identified police officers - Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng - were fired by Minneapolis Police Department. FBI and state bureau are furr investigating incident.
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14:38 IST, May 29th 2020