Saturday marked the fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s death after he was arrested and held down by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who used his knee to keep Floyd immobile.
His death prompted massive rioting throughout the country, causing billions in damage and numerous violent deaths. Chauvin sits in a federal prison where he was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate and where he will stay behind bars for many years.
President Biden, however, instead of calling for healing, seems to be asking for a repeat of the mayhem when he tweeted Saturday that we should “act in his memory.” Act how? Do what? Riot again?
George Floyd should be alive. He deserved so much more.
Today, I join all those who loved him and all those touched by the civil rights movement he inspired in remembering the tragedy and injustice of his death.
He changed the world.
