Desmond Swayne was simply asked to show support to the black members of his community.
The death of Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis, has sparked the biggest uprising against racism and police brutality in the USA since the 1960s andFloyd, who had a six-year-old daughter, died last week after white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck for eight minutes, even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
George Floyd’s death has sparked black lives matter protests across the globe, including London’s Hyde Park The police response has seen security forces ramming crowds with cars and horses, deploying gas and baton rounds against peaceful demonstrators, and arresting and shooting at domestic and international journalists covering events.
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