HOUSTON'S POLICE CHIEF CONDEMNS MINNEAPOLIS COPS

Houstonians gather to honor George Floyd, and protest police brutality

By Natasha Geigel

Fox 26
May 26, 2020

HOUSTON - Before moving to Minneapolis, George Floyd was a resident in Houston’s Third Ward.

Hundreds of residents from the community gathered at Emancipation Park for a vigil in his honor, and to protest against police brutality.

Floyd was killed Monday night in Minneapolis. Police accused him of being a criminal, but tonight the Houston man was honored in Third Ward, remembered as a gentle giant, with a huge heart.

Milton Carney, a close friend who calls Floyd a brother, tells FOX 26, “He was doing good. He had got there he obtain some property, like I said, he had just called me. We was high-fiving and talking on the phone about, you know, you just got your first piece of property, man that means it’s working. You’re gonna be alright.”

Johnny Phillips is another close friend who said, "Growing up in the community homes, you know, he was just a young guy that was athletic, fun to be around, and was lovable."

The crowd held a moment of silence to honor their friend who died while handcuffed, with a Minneapolis Police Officer putting weight with his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, causing Floyd to pass out, and die in the hospital. Floyd was well-known and respected in the community.

“He was like a big teacher, he was educated," Cal Wayne said this about Floyd. "He wasn’t a dumb man, he had a scholarship, he went to college, you know what I’m saying, and he was on the path to doing better. Like I said, and he was non-violent.”

Emotions ran high when HPD Officer tried to address the crowd, but for the most part was peaceful.

Attendees said tonight was about honoring their brother.

“I want him to be remembered as a good person, that he was. And he’s going to be remembered as that. And he’s going to get justice, something is going to happen.” says Carney.

Some people who attended the vigil say that this is just the beginning for them, and are making plans to head Minneapolis in their quest to see justice served.
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Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo: George Floyd's killing by Minneapolis police ‘should be condemned’

By Jay R. Jordan

Chron
May 27, 2020

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo condemned the police killing of George Floyd, a Houston native who died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers earlier this week.

Acevedo took to Twitter on Wednesday morning condemning the officer’s actions.

“The death of #GeorgFloyd should be condemned by all in law enforcement and our extended community,” Houston’s top cop tweeted. “His death serves as a stark reminder that when bad policing happens, it disproportionately impacts communities of color and poor communities. This is what players are protesting.”

Acevedo attached a screengrab of an earlier tweet of his showing support for athletes such as Colin Kaepernick, whose peaceful protests over police brutality have been met with hostile reactions.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Acevedo should be tarred and feathered and run out of Houston on a rail for apparently siding with that sorry Colin Kaepernick asshole.