George Floyd (petition)

Firing these police officers isn't enough. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey must hold the police officers who killed George Floyd fully accountable.

Dear MoveOn member,

Firing these police officers isn't enough. "They treated him worse than they treat animals," said the sister of George Floyd about the police officers who killed her brother. "They took a life — they deserve life."¹

George Floyd, a Black man, was handcuffed and pinned down on the pavement by a white Minneapolis police officer who continued to press his knee into George's neck as George repeatedly cried out, "I can't breathe," and "Please, I can't breathe." 

The video captured on May 26 by one of the bystanders shows the police officer brutally holding down George Floyd. The witnesses try to get the police officers to stop, telling them, "He's not even resisting arrest right now."² After several minutes of the officer kneeling on his neck, George Floyd becomes silent and motionless. Then, showing his total disregard for George Floyd, the police officer pulls George's lifeless body by his arms and drags him away.

Sign the petition calling on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to hold the police officers who murdered George Floyd accountable.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: You must hold the police officers who killed George Floyd fully accountable.

After seeing the heartbreaking video of George Floyd's murder, you said that "this man's life matters," that "being black in America should not be a death sentence," and that this doesn't reflect "the measures we've taken to ensure accountability."³  

We are calling on you to honor George Floyd's life by making sure there is justice for him and his family. You must hold all of the police officers involved in George Floyd's murder accountable to the full extent of the law.

After a public outcry and support from government officials, the police officers involved in George Floyd's murder were fired, although the police union intends to provide full support to the officers. We need to make sure these police officers can never again terrorize the people they were entrusted to protect and are held fully accountable for George Floyd's murder. 

Sign this petition demanding that the police officers who murdered George Floyd be held accountable.

Thank you.

–Rashad Robinson, Color of Change

Sources:

1. "What We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis," The New York Times, May 27, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/133558?t=10&akid=265048%2E10220574%2EXxZbA6

2. "'Being Black In America Should Not Be A Death Sentence': Officials Respond To George Floyd's Death," CBSN Minnesota, May 26, 2020
https://act.moveon.org/go/133980?t=12&akid=265048%2E10220574%2EXxZbA6

3. Ibid.

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