The brother of George Floyd — the black Minneapolis man who died in police custody after a cop kneeled on his neck for a number of minutes — on Thursday known as for the officers concerned to face the death penalty.
Philonise Floyd instructed CNN he understands the ache of protesters rioting in opposition to his 46-year-old brother’s death, saying that “they’re uninterested in seeing black males die, consistently.”
“My brother stated that he couldn’t breathe and no person cared, and these officers they want to be arrested and held accountable proper now … as a result of these individuals need justice,” Philonise stated in an interview on “New Day.”
Requested what justice for his brother seems to be like, Philonise stated: “Justice is these guys being arrested, convicted of homicide and getting the death penalty.”
“They took my brother’s life,” he added. “He won’t ever get that again. I’ll by no means see him once more. My household won’t ever see him once more. His youngsters won’t ever see him once more.”
Breaking into tears, Philonise described his response to watching the cellphone video of his brother’s arrest Monday, that confirmed Floyd on the bottom together with his palms cuffed behind his again whereas Officer Derek Chauvin pressed him to the bottom utilizing his knee.
Within the broadly circulated clip, Chauvin, who’s white, holds Floyd down by the neck, at the same time as he cries out that he can’t breathe. The video ends with paramedics lifting a limp Floyd into an ambulance.
“These 4 officers — they executed my brother,” Philonise stated. “They confirmed no empathy, no compassion.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday additionally known as for Chauvin to be arrested and charged by prosecutors.
The death penalty has been abolished in Minnesota since 1911. The US Division of Justice, nonetheless, has the power to carry costs eligible for the federal death penalty.
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