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I havent seen any posts mentioning it yet, i dont want the event itself and the movement it generated and bolstered to be forgotten.

For 8 minutes a servant of the government wedged his knee into the neck of george floyd until he died. For months and years after that, the people decried the injustice highlighted by floyds death but which take place everywhere, and resisted apathy, and fought and won meaningful changes to the system.

That murderous servant is now in a low security jail for the next 22 years, and has 22 stab wounds too.

The world implemented multiple changes to policy and culture following the black lives matter movement.

There is still too much inequality, too much instability, too many psychos masquerading as servants, but today is a day to be remembered, and a name and movement to not forget

George Floyd - Black Lives Matter - May 25 2020

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[โ€“] Mac@mander.xyz 11 points 3 days ago

And this method of killing has continued to be used by cops.