Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called for justice in the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody that has inspired days-long, city-wide protests.
Violent demonstrations and outrage began after a bystander video surfaced Monday of a police officer kneeling on the neck of 46-year-old George Floyd after his arrest. Although Floyd repeatedly says he’s unable to breathe, the officer does not remove his knee.In a short address from his Wilmington home, Biden said that he spoke moments before to Floyd’s family; it’s unclear if President Donald Trump had made similar contact.
Floyd’s death is the latest of a lengthy list of black Americans whose deaths, captured on video, were thrust into the national spotlight. In February, 23-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot after being approached by two white men while on a jog in Georgia. Those deaths are also calling attention to Biden’s potential running mates. This most recent death has sparked calls, particularly from progressives, for Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to withdraw from consideration for vice president because of her prosecutorial record.
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