Former President Jimmy Carter on George Floyd's death: “We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination.”
"People of power, privilege, and moral conscience must stand up and say 'no more' to a racially discriminatory police and justice system, immoral economic disparities between whites and blacks, and government actions that undermine our unified democracy," Carter said in a statement on behalf of himself and his wife Rosalynn.
The couple's statement comes as protests nationwide continue into their ninth day, with organizers and demonstrators calling for police accountability. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter speaks at a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.But he said of the protests raging across the nation in the aftermath of that killing, that "violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution."
"Our hearts are with the victims' families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty," Carter said in a statement on behalf of himself and his wife Rosalynn. "We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination."The couple's statement comes as protests nationwide continue into their ninth day, with organizers and demonstrators calling for police accountability.
Floyd died as a white officer, Derek Chauvin, held him down by pressing a knee into his neck. In a video of his arrest in Minneapolis, Floyd is heard repeatedly telling Chauvin and other cops, "I can't breathe."
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