George Floyd (Credit: Floyd family)
George Floyd‘s death has clearly rocked the nation, but as we all grapple with the horrendous video of him being brutalized by police, a new, decidedly more positive clip of Floyd has emerged where he encourages lost youth to “come home” and give up gun violence.
George Floyd (Credit: Benjamin Crump)
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“Our young are clearly lost, man, clearly lost, man,” he continues.
Floyd also condemned adults and those in positions of authority who condone young people using firearms and violence.
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“Man, I knew it was crazy then a n—- my age saying it and condoning this s—, bro,” he recalled, adding, “You know what I’m saying, and half them young n—- shooting guns go home and their knees shaking at night, but they don’t show it to nobody because they aren’t tough then.”
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Speaking of the youth, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier said she is traumatized after witnessing the death of Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
