"I can't live with you anymore", says the wife of the police officer who killed Floyd!

Amid living in the rampant spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the United States has been sending different and much more tragedic pictures to the rest of the world for the past one week as people across major cities and minor counties have taken streets and occupied the deserted roads to demand justice for George Floyd, who has become the latest victim for the racism, which strongly prevails for many years as the worst part of one of the world's oldest democracies. 

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer with having his peers watching by had sparked a wave of extreme anger from millions across the country, mostly African-American communities, and triggered unprecedented protests and riots in streets and highways of the major cities. The protests have been ongoing across the United States adding more challenges to the Trump administration on addressing the pandemic and people's voice for justice. 

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Police officer Derek Chauvin kneels on and suppress the neck of George Floyd, who later died, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

As an initial action, the Minneapolis police department in the state of Minnesota has fired police officer Derek Chauvin, who kept his knee on the neck of George Floyd, suppressed him for minutes despite Floyd pleaded that "I can't breathe". Chauvin kept pressing Floyd's neck for about nine minutes while other officers watched by. Floyd had later died of the suppression which had sparked the unrest across the country. Independent autopsy has revealed that George Floyd has died from asphyxiation.

Later, when the nation witnessed the wave for justice hit across its territory that escalated the protests and tensions, the Minnesota state prosecutors had charged Derek Chauvin with the third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter and if convicted on the murder, the expelled officer would be sentenced for 12 years and four years on the manslaughter charge. 

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Protesters gather outside the White House and hold placards demanding justice for George Floyd - May 29, 2020

 

However, the prosecution hasn't lowered the voices of people as about 40 cities including the nation's capital Washington DC have been witnessing the large scale protests and unrest demanding justice for Floyd with being reminiscent of previous injustices for people of color who became victims for racism. Amid the developments, Kellie Chauvin, the wife of expelled officer Derek Chauvin has now filed for divorce from her husband who was charged with third-degree murder.

According to the reports, Kellie Chauvin's counsel has revealed that she has filed for divorce and she has been devastated by the death of George Floyd. She has asked for the dissolution of her marriage to Derek Chauvin. The Chauvins were married for ten years and she has moved for the dissolution at the high time when US President Donald Trump has vowed that he would deploy the US military forces if the Governors of the states and mayors of the cities fail to disperse and counter the protests. 

The protests had turned into riots and lootings at some cities due to which the major cities had imposed overnight curfews on Monday night. The reports close to the developments say that charged officer Derek Chauvin will be produced before the court next week and the other three officers who watched by, while Floyd pleaded, have been fired. While addressing the reporters from the Rose Garden, the White House, Donald Trump said that all Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd but said his memory must not be drowned out by an angry mob.

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US President Donald Trump addressing the press at the Rose Garden in the White House during which he threatened that he would deploy US military against the protests - Washington DC, June 1, 2020

 

It's apparent that the killing of George Floyd has again brought up the anger over police killings of black Americans and racism, but this time it has triggered more tensions and uproars among the black community demanding justice for the victim sooner rather than later. "I can't breathe" were the last words of George Floyd and it has now seeded more strong voices and solidarity from the vulnerable communities to bring a change in the justice system that stays equal and unbiased for all and everywhere.

 

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