“George died from a discussion on 20 dollars. Is this what an African American is worth in 2020?” – Floyd’s brother

Philonise Floyd, brother of George, the 46-year-old African American who died in Minneapolis by a police, made this strong statement when during the hearing of he House justice commission which marked the opening the series of hearings scheduled as Congress starts work on a reform of the police .

The Democratic-led House is moving forward with sweeping reform legislation that could come to a vote by July 4, while Senate Republicans are crafting a rival plan.

“I am here for my brother George – he said – I am here to get justice. It is up to you to ensure that George’s death was not in vain. George’s name – he continued – will mean something only if his death ends to change the world for the better. And I think it will be like that, “he continued.

Then he addressed his brother directly: “Look what you have done, great George, you are changing the world. I hope you found our mother and you can rest in peace together”, he added, referring to that mother Larcenia, who died in 2018, who George called several times before he died.

The indictment was very hard: “George died from a discussion on 20 dollars. Is this what an African American is worth in 2020?”. In front of the members of Congress, speaking to the House justice commission, the man barely managed to hold back his tears. “I’m here to ask you for enough pain, the deadly force should only be used in cases of great danger, and my brother died for $ 20.”

“George wasn’t hurting anyone that day. He didn’t deserve to die over $20. I’m asking you, is that what a black man’s worth? $20? This is 2020. Enough is enough,” his brother said. “It is on you to make sure his death is not in vain.

“Twenty dollars? He didn’t deserve to die for 20 dollars,” Philonise Floyd insisted. “This is 2020. We are tired. When it is too much, it is too much. Be the ldeaders that this country needs, the world needs . Do the right thing, “he concluded by addressing members of Congress.

“They lynched my brother. That was a modern-day lynching in broad daylight,” Philonise Floyd, 42, of Missouri City, Texas, near Houston, told the committee, his voice breaking with emotion.

“His life mattered. All our lives matter. Black lives matter,” he added, wiping away tears.

George Floyd, a 46-year-old Houston native who had worked security at nightclubs, was unarmed when taken into custody outside a market where an employee had reported that a man matching his description tried to pay for cigarettes with a counterfeit bill.

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