"Star Wars" actor John Boyega was among the crowds and gave an emotional speech
Posted on 06/03/2020 10:07:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
London (AFP) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of London on Wednesday to protest against the death in US police custody of George Floyd, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the killing but dodged questions about whether he had raised the issue with key ally Donald Trump.
Protesters, many of them in facemasks, defied coronavirus restrictions, and held aloft signs saying "Justice for George Floyd" and "Enough is enough!" as they marched from Hyde Park to the Whitehall government district in central London.
The demonstration is the latest in the British capital since Floyd, an unarmed African-American, died last week after a police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck.
The incident, which was captured on video by an eye-witness, has provoked global outrage, and seen the officer concerned charged with third-degree murder.
"I'm here because I believe in my rights as a black person," said one protester, Lisa Ncuka, a 26-year-old student. "This is an important movement.
"Everybody should be here fighting for equality. It's not just the US's problem. It's the whole world's problem and we need to come together and spread this awareness."
"Star Wars" actor John Boyega, who was among the crowds, gave an emotional speech, saying the demonstrators were a "physical representation" of support for Floyd and other victims.
"We can all join together to make this a better world," he said, urging a peaceful protest.
Twenty-three people were arrested and a further 10 people fined for breaching social distancing rules in protests on Sunday in London, including outside the US embassy.
There were no immediate reports of arrests on Wednesday.
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Honey, that “Talk is Cheap” bit of fabric is your own personal advertisement of cheap. That straight bleached blonde hair is cultural impersonation. If Floyd had been Asian, would you be out there airing out your underarms?
The world unites behind a methed-out, fentalyed—out, armed robber, gang member, former porn actor (Floyd the Landlord/Big Floyd). It’s really moving.
And now we are burning our cities in celebration of the life he lead. It’s really rather fitting if you think about it.
Saint Floyd. Wonder how long till we see a religious icon of his face?
Don’t the people in the UK have any of their Own problems to riot about? This is really none of their business.
What is Britain’s problem? They have an admirably low rate of police killing people.
We parted ways centuries ago. They need feel neither guilt for our high rate of police killing, nor fear for their own citizens.
Oddly, the voluntary immigration of people of color there has produced many of the same tensions and pathologies as our kidnapping and enslaving people of color.
Weird.
Country is full of commies.
YAWN
Why would you protest outside the US for something that happened here? I don’t get it.
Maybe they don’t understand that no one cares if you are protesting when you live on a different continent?
moronic.
Looting or demanding “free shit.” Same old same old.
Well, down in the third ward area of Houston they have a mural of him with angel wings.
Evidence that Antifa is an international organization and that it is now ginning up riots around the world. This is all by design.
It is not about the event being protested, it is about violent change. The concern is the media involvement in promoting it.
DK
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