Floyd remembered by Dylan and a young Slovak girl a year after the Chauvin horror

It’s a year since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis ‘night’ cop Derek Chauvin.

His death sparked global protests, words of shock and sadness from Bob Dylan and this dramatic picture from a young girl in Slovakia.

Now, Floyd’s name echoes across the world as a symbol of the fight for racial equality.

And police reform.

Sadly though, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is stalled in the Senate, despite President Biden wanting the legislation passed as quickly as possible. The bill includes a national registry of police misconduct and a ban on racial and religious profiling by law enforcement.

Republicans oppose the bill, which has stalled in a Senate split 50-50 by party.

George Floyd died on May 25 last year after police officer Derek Chauvin handcuffed and kneeled on Floyd’s neck. He was 46 years old.

Chauvin was said to prefer working shifts which allowed him to stalk the streets in the dark.

Dylan said after the killing: “It sickened me no end to see George tortured to death like that. It was beyond ugly. Let’s hope that justice comes swift for the Floyd family and for the nation.”

In another heart-felt tribute this moving portrait of police victim George Floyd was sent to the preservation society by the family of Karin, aged 13, who lives in Stropkov, Slovakia.

Karin was watching TV when a news broadcast high-lighted what had happened to Floyd. “It made her very sad,” a family member said.

”She was thinking about this guy for a few days and wanted to do something so people don’t forget about him.

“She is angry about situation in USA and about racism. She is very young, but understands so much.”

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