Rawlings condemns ‘murder’ of George Floyd
Former president Jerry John Rawlings has
expressed disappointment in America and its citizens for what he describes as
atrocities against black citizens in the United States.
He has described as shameful a recent incident where a white police officer was
filmed kneeling on the neck of a black man, George Floyd, despite the latter
pleading he could not breathe.
George, 46, died shortly after, provoking protests by blacks in Minneapolis.
In a tweet Friday, May 29, the former president expressed discontentment with
the way America looks on while such atrocities are carried out over the years.
He intimated such acts do not put America in a good light.
“America’s moral and political image has seriously declined since the collapse
of the bipolar world. Parts of the world have suffered tremendously as a result
of America’s love for war and needless confrontations.
“If some of these atrocities, especially from some white police officers
against black citizens, cannot shock the American populace to see evidence of
their own decline, what can? How can a police officer be the source of such
cruel, violent death,” he tweeted.
While questioning why there has often not been justices for blacks victimised
under such “cruelties”, the former president further called on every American
citizen to watch the viral video.
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