Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd have raged across the US with protesters in Washington DC starting fires near the White House and facing off with riot police. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on 25 May after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck, sparking outrage that has swept across a politically and racially divided nation
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George Floyd was an African-American man who died on 25th May 2020 in Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, following police arrest. Video recording by a witness, showing Floyd repeating “Please”, “I can’t breathe”, and “Don’t kill me”, was widely circulated on social media platforms and broadcast by media. The incident led to widespread protests across the United States.
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The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence.