Cool USA Facts!

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd with his knee on Floyd's neck for over 7 minutes, killing him in a manner reminiscient of Eric Garner. Bystander Darnella Frazier filmed the encounter. During that time, Floyd moaned, sobbed, "Oh Mama, oh Mama," begged, "Please, please, I can't breathe, I can't breathe" at least 11 times. Other distressed witnesses joined in with "Bro, you've got him down, at least let him breathe, man," and, "He's not even resisting arrest ... he's human, bro." One of the cops responds, "This is why you don't do drugs, kids." After about four minutes, Floyd lost consciousness. Though a witness charged, "You just really killed that man, bro," Chavin kept his knee on Floyd's unmoving neck for another four minutes. Afterwards, protests erupted in dozens of US cities, with over 50 cases of police brutality. Many police posed for US Media-friendly photo ops with protesters, then immediately tear gassed, shot pepper balls, and cleared them from the area. Over 11k people have been arrested, and several killed, including a 13 year old. A massive, documented list of all the cases of police brutality in the wake of these protests, in every US state.