It was an emotional ceremony as many speakers referenced the violent death of Mr. Floyd at the hands, or should I say knee, of a Minneapolis police officer.
Mr. Floyd’s inhumane and savage death was similar to so many others we have heard about over the past four centuries; but this time it was recorded and the world, including our children and grandchildren, witnessed him taking his last breath, begging for mercy as he called out to his mother.
And just like during the civil rights protests of the 1960s when television cameras focused on protesters falling under the assaults of police officers, attack dogs, and water hoses; viewers watched in horror as Derek Chauvin murdered Mr. Floyd and fellow officers did nothing to end the madness.
Mr. Floyd’s children’s last vision of their father is one I would not wish on anyone.
So, in the spirit of Mr. George Floyd, whose daughter so eloquently spoke of the love he showed her; I celebrate all fathers and applaud them for using their lives as an example.
