'Justice for George Floyd' petition becomes most signed Change.org petition of all time

A petition seeking ‘justice for George Floyd’ has w reportedly become biggest change.org US petition of all time. petition was set up in wake of death of an African-American man who died in police custody. White police personnel who was videoed pressing his knee down Floyd’s neck despite desperate calls for him to stop has since been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. 

As incident triggered a wave of protests across globe, including Minneapolis, Minnesota, petition seeking justice for Floyd also received support. petition w has more than 12.9 million signatures at time, however, when it had hit 5.8 million an update posted informed that it became largest change.org US petition of all time. 

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post written by campaign coordinator, Kellen, said, “Over 5.8 million people have signed this petition, which means this is w biggest Change.org US petition of all time. And it's working. One of four men responsible for this horrific murder is in custody. Our mess is loud and clear: we will t stop until re is justice for George”. 

Kellen furr added, “District Attorney Mike Freeman needs to hear from us w to make sure or three involved officers are held accountable. Five million voices can't be silenced and I want to share all your stories with him”. 

Trump calls incident ‘grave trdy’ 

Meanwhile, protest over death of George Floyd continue in United States. George Floyd died in police custody and his tragic death has angered millions across world. Demonstrators reportedly said that focus of protests is alleged institutional bigotry in American police forces. In viral foot, police officer, who has w been arrested, could be seen kneeling over Floyd’s neck while he was struggling for breath while being handcuffed. All four police officers involved in 46-year-old’s arrest have been fired and Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a federal civil rights inquiry.

Moreover, US President Donald Trump reportedly t only called entire incident as “grave trdy” but said he understands Americans are filled with “horror, anger and grief”. However, US President ensured that even though he stands as an “ally” to justice, his administration will stand against violence that has rocked country for several days. He furr also ted, “healing t hatred, justice t chaos”, to urge Americans to refrain from “mayhem” and ensuring that he understands ‘pain’ of peaceful protests. 

(Im credit: AP) 

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