On Memorial Day (May 25), America witnessed yet another wrongful death as a result of police brutality and systematic racism. George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in Minneapolis while in police custody. Derek Chauvin, a white officer who was in the process of arresting Floyd after he was accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill, knelt down on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd passed away due to “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” according to the independent autopsy.
Many protests have thus taken place around the world over the last week. A great number of sports teams have additionally released statements in response to the wrongful death, including the New York Giants, who did so on Tuesday.