Millions of people around the world watched footage filmed Monday of a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, as he cried out that he couldn’t breathe. He later died.
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Some leaders took the opportunity to express solidarity with marginalized communities in the United States
“Racism is real. It’s in the United States, but it’s also in Canada,”
“We cannot ignore yet another death of a Black man in police custody. This is how racism works; the regulation and control of Black people,”
“When I see that a man has put his knee on a black man’s neck, it feels like I’ve been hit. There’s no sense of justice. I keep seeing my people hit, and then when I see them hit, it makes me angry and it makes me irate.”
Leaders who often come under criticism from the US gov were quick to seize on the moment
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a “racist and fascist” approach led to Floyd’s killing and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. “We will be monitoring the issue,” he tweeted.