R.I.P. George Floyd & Prayers For His Family

An unarmed black man was pressed down onto concrete with a solid 200 lbs. sitting directly on his neck. He cried out for water. He cried out for his deceased mother, and once he realized he could no longer breathe, he cried out for mercy and he begged for his life. His nose bled and he lost control of his bladder. Yet, he remained trapped and handcuffed under the weight of a white cop's knee. 

Onlookers tried to intervene, only to be threatened with pepper spray. Even when he lost consciousness, the weight of that knee stayed firm on his neck. When first responders demanded they check for a pulse, the cops refused. When off-duty medical personnel begged for the cop to get up off his neck, he refused. America watched the video of a black man being killed in broad daylight for 10 agonizing minutes.

Now, people will dig through everything he’s done wrong in his life and they will roll their eyes at this post. We will see his mug shot and he will become a villain, even though the surveillance video does not support the cops' claims that he resisted arrest. But, there is no crime that justifies this punishment. Whether he had a criminal history, mental health issues, etc., there is no justification for his death. He was a human being who deserved better than he got. #DareToCareRepost