Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd is speaking to a House Judiciary Committee about police reform.
A day after attending his brother’s memorial, Philonise Floyd taking action to get justice for his brother. The younger brother is the “big brother now” according to Philonise, and his brother’s death won’t be in vain.
In an emotional plea, Philonise Floyd was one of the multiple speakers to speak in front of a house judiciary committee about Police “reconstruction”.
“He called them ‘sir’ as he begged for his life”. The pain you experience when witnessing something like that is indescribable. Seeing your beloved older brother, whom you’ve admired all your life, die and plead for your mom is heartbreaking.
These are the words Philonise Floyd spoke while testifying today on Capitol hill. Social media has desensitized us the murder of unarmed black men so much that the videos average millions of views. Imagine for a second that the person being killed in the video, was your idol, your big brother. Picture seeing your brother being suffocated while screaming out for your mother, as a cop snuggly squeezes the life out of him.
The Floyd family, the Garners, the Rice’s, and countless others who have suffered from police brutality, have experienced it firsthand without needing to imagine.
No matter how you feel about #defunthepolice or what you think is the best way to handle police reform in the US. One thing is clear, the conversation is long overdue, and if we as a people really desire to move forward from this issue it needs to be resolved.
“Perry, look what you did, big brother. You’re changing the world. Thank you for everything”
We should be thanking George Floyd for his ultimate sacrifice, just as his younger has.
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