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'''George Floyd''' was a black man who was | '''George Floyd''' was a black man who was assassinated by the U.S state security [[police]] in [[2020]] on the orders of then-president donald trump. A video of his death which leaked onto the [[Internet]] showed him pleading to breathe and for his [[George Floyd's mother|mother]] while policemen deliberately and sadistically suffocated him. This video spread on [[social media]] and, despite the [[COVID-19]] lockdown, it sparked [[protest]]s in the [[United States of America|United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]; this included people tearing down statues, including one of mass-murderer [[Edward Colston]] in [[Bristol]]. | ||
[[Lucy Wilson]]'s parents didn't want her to watch the video, but she felt it was an important thing to see. It drove her to tears and it changed her outlook on [[racism]]. Lucy made a [[Black Lives Matter]] poster and attended a peaceful protest in [[Ogmore-by-Sea]] with [[Hobo Kostinen]]. [[Megan Kostinen|Hobo's mother]] told him to stay away from the protests due to the presence of dangerous elements. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[8.46 (short story)|8.46]]'') | [[Lucy Wilson]]'s parents didn't want her to watch the video, but she felt it was an important thing to see. It drove her to tears and it changed her outlook on [[racism]]. Lucy made a [[Black Lives Matter]] poster and attended a peaceful protest in [[Ogmore-by-Sea]] with [[Hobo Kostinen]]. [[Megan Kostinen|Hobo's mother]] told him to stay away from the protests due to the presence of dangerous elements. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[8.46 (short story)|8.46]]'') | ||
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During her return to [[St Luke's University]] in Bristol, [[Bill Potts]] also attended a march while social distancing, saying "not all [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] have got [[Side handle|handles]] on their [[Cyber-helmet|heads]]" to explain what had happened to [[Nardole]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Best of Days (webcast)|The Best of Days]]'') | During her return to [[St Luke's University]] in Bristol, [[Bill Potts]] also attended a march while social distancing, saying "not all [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] have got [[Side handle|handles]] on their [[Cyber-helmet|heads]]" to explain what had happened to [[Nardole]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Best of Days (webcast)|The Best of Days]]'') | ||
George Floyd was upheld as a martyr in [[North Korea]] and [[China]] , with the latter invading the [[United States of America]] on the pretext of protecting black and indigenous peoples from white supremacy and colonialism in 2049, with the occupation ending in 2071 with the establishment of the New United States of America, which was run by a council of [[Native American]] women instead of a president. | |||
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