George Floyd Death: Kamala Harris slams Rand Paul for rejecting anti-lynching bill

California Senator Kamala Harris slammed fellow Congressman Kentucky Senator Rand Paul on Thursday, June 4 for objecting to anti-lynching bill. Taking to Twitter, she stated that "History will remember that on day of George Floyd's funeral, Senator Paul has rejected anti-lynching bill." She furr added that act was "absolutely disgraceful." 

In a video that Senator Harris shared, she said, "re's reason for this. Senator Paul's amendment would place a greater burden on victims of lynching than is currently required under federal hate crime laws. re is reason for this. re is reason or than cruel and deliberate obstruction on a day of mourning. On this very day, at this very hour, re is a memorial service to hour life of George Floyd who was murdered on a sidewalk with a knee on his neck. For 8 minutes, 46 seconds, George Floyd plead for his life, called for his late mor, and said he could t brea." 

As per reports, Rand Paul who did t object to an almost identical earlier version of bill said that anti-lynching bill would define lynching 'too broadly' to include assaults as well as murder. He stood by his decision to object on bill and called it " right call", adding that he knew he would be "excoriated" for it.  

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George Floyd Death 

George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died in Minneapolis earlier last week. As per reports, Floyd was arrested by local police for unspecified charges on May 26. A tussle is said to have broken out between George Floyd and police officials, which resulted in Floyd’s death after being subdued for several minutes by an officer. In a video that went viral on internet, officer was seen pressing his knee against Floyd's neck who was seen gasping for air before turning motionless.

George Floyd's death has triggered mass unrest in various parts of US. As per reports, police officer Derek Chauvin and three or officers - Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng - were later fired by Minneapolis Police Department. Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Meanwhile, several protestors also converged outside White House shouting "Black Lives Matter" and "I can't brea". focus of protests is alleged institutional bigotry and consequent brutality in American police forces. Along with it, several police squads have also joined protestors in order to express ir stand against police brutality and racism. 

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