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Why George Floyd’s Convicted Murderer Represents The Ire of Systemic Injustice

Ezinne Ukoha

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The racist white cop who murdered an unarmed Black man named George Floyd in cold-blood on the streets of Minnesota, has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. According to Minnesota law, after serving 15 years with good behavior, he might be able to enjoy a little freedom with a supervised release for the remainder of his sentence.

The long-awaited event was climatically bittersweet.

We have to consider this time last year, with the historic communion of protesters around the world, screaming and crying for the beloved soul of a father, brother, uncle, cousin, friend, partner and son, who pleaded with his killer to let him breathe, but to no avail.

The hard-hearted white supremacist was raised to be a monster parading as a human, as evidenced by his tearful mother, a blithering token of white feminism, who was given permission to deliver her revolting sermon to her prison-bound offspring, who did her proud, as only a “favorite son” can muster.

The convicted murderer was also allowed to speak, but like the unsightly coward he is, he chose not to say much of anything at all, outside of “offering his condolences” to the bereaved family members he traumatized with the graphic footage of their…

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