Floyd was later pronounced dead while in police custody after being transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. (Christine T. Nguyen/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) Christine T. NguyenMINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 27: Protesters confront police outside the 3rd Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video taken by a bystander was posted on social media showing Floyd's neck being pinned to the ground by an officer as he repeatedly said, "I cant breathe". Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video taken by a bystander was posted on social media showing Floyd's neck being pinned to the ground by an officer as he repeatedly said, "I cant breathe". Four Minneapolis police officers have been fired after a video taken by a bystander was posted on social media showing Floyd's neck being pinned to the ground by an officer as he repeatedly said, "I cant breathe". Floyd is the latest in a long list of names that stretches back to that time and that shore.” Additionally, Ben & Jerry’s offered a three-point plan on how we can collectively seek justice for the victims of state-sponsored violence and racism, which included establishing a formal process of nationwide healing and reconciliation, the passage of H.R. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Stephen MaturenA demonstrator raises his fist during a protest of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis, in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
- Demonstrators gathered on May 27 for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a policeman who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Ben & Jerry’s issued a powerful statement Tuesday calling for four ways to dismantle white supremacy in response to the killing of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis last week. - Demonstrators gathered on May 27 for a second night of protests over the killing in the US city of Minneapolis of a handcuffed black man by a policeman who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck. Ben & Jerry’s is using its platform to call out “white supremacy” after the May 25 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died as a police officer reportedly knelt on his neck. What happened to George Floyd was not the result of a bad apple; it was the predictable consequence of a racist and prejudiced system and culture that has treated Black bodies as the enemy from the beginning. ChiuA police officer aims a gun before firing at protestors gathered near the Minneapolis Police third precinct after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 27, 2020. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Stephen MaturenProtesters clash with the police as they demonstrate against the death of George Floyd “Today, we want to be even more clear about the urgent need to take concrete steps to dismantle white supremacy in all its forms,” the firm stated.The ice cream brand said it is calling upon US President Donald Trump and other elected officials “to commit our nation to a formal process of healing and reconciliation”.The company is also calling upon the US Congress to pass legislation that would “create a commission to study the effects of slavery and discrimination from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies”.In addition, the firm is supporting Mr Floyd’s family in creating a national task force that would help to combat racial violence and increase accountability of the police force.“And finally, we call on the Department of Justice to reinvigorate its Civil Rights Division as a staunch defender of the rights of Black and Brown people,” Ben and Jerry’s said.“Unless and until white America is willing to collectively acknowledge its privilege, take responsibility for its past and the impact it has on the present, and commit to creating a future steeped in justice, the list of names that George Floyd has been added to will never end. "“It was a predictable consequence of a racist and prejudiced system and culture that has treated Black bodies as the enemy from the beginning,” the company said. Businesses near the station were looted and damaged today as the area has become the site of an ongoing protest after the police killing of George Floyd. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Ben & Jerry's statement on why Black Lives Matter.