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.

[ [link removed] ]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.

[2]Sign the petition

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. 

[ [link removed] ]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
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2. "'Being Black In America Should Not Be A Death Sentence': Officials
Respond To George Floyd's Death," CBSN Minnesota, May 26, 2020
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3. Ibid.

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