Beyonce talks about the black man killed by police George Floyd: “Stop treating black people as not human”.’We will not ignore’

Last Friday, the female Diva through her personal Instagram account posted a clip with a message to her fans, referring to the disturbing video recording the scene of Floyd having Derek Chauvin press his knee on his neck. pinned to the ground. She said: “We all saw him killed in broad daylight.”

“We feel disappointed and disgusted,” the 38-year-old Halo singer continued. “We cannot ignore this pain. I’m not just talking about people of color. Whether you’re white, black, brown, or mixed-race, I’m sure you feel hopeless by the racism going on in America right now.

Stop causing more senseless killings,” she fumed. “You guys should stop treating people of color as not human beings. We will not ignore it anymore.”

The mother of three added: “George is our family in this world. He is like family because he is also an American. We have seen these types of violent killings many times and not There are consequences. Yes, someone has been convicted but justice is far from being achieved.”

Chauvin was arrested on Friday and faces charges of manslaughter and third-degree murder. He and three other officers involved in Floyd’s death have been fired.

 

Chauvin was filmed using his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than 8 minutes while restraining Floyd for allegedly passing a counterfeit bill worth $20, according to The Washington Post. Floyd was unresponsive when paramedics arrived, and was later declared dead.

Protests have erupted in at least 30 cities due to Floyd’s death.

At the end of her video, Beyonce asked fans to sign the petition and captioned the post: “If you want everyone involved in George Floyd’s death to receive a more appropriate sentence, click the link attached to my bio to sign the petition”.