Noted thus far in year 2020 are three renowned killings: Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, and George Floyd in Minnesota.
After apprehending the unarmed Floyd, who seemed to be compliant and peaceful, a Minneapolis police officer held Floyd pinned down in handcuffs on the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes.
The death of George Floyd is reminiscent of the 2014 death of another unarmed Black man Eric Garner that repeated “I can’t breathe” eleven times after being placed in a chokehold by a New York police officer during an arrest in Staten Island.
The Inquirer supports non-violent protests and supports the families of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Quotes by William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879)
Abolitionist; Journalist; Suffragist; Social Reformer; Founder and Publisher of Anti-slavery Newspaper, The Liberator; Co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society
– “Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.”
