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February 16, 2021

L.A. Police Officers Circulated Racist Meme Mocking George Floyd's Killing
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In California, an investigation is underway after a Los Angeles police
officer reported fellow officers made and circulated a Valentine's Day
meme with an image of George Floyd and the words "You take my breath
away." L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón wrote on Twitter,
"Celebrating the murder of a Black man at the hands of police
demonstrates a profound absence of humanity." Last summer, massive
racial justice protests erupted across the country in response to the
police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A viral video shows white
police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine
minutes, while Floyd repeatedly gasped for air and said, "I can't
breathe."


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