Police Brutality: George Floyd and Police Officer

police brutality: In a forceful statement posted to the company's website late on Tuesday, Ben & Jerry's describes the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a white police officer as the result of inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy, according to CTV. What happened to George Floyd was not the result of a bad apple; it was the predictable consequence of a racist and prejudiced system and culture that has treated Black bodies as the enemy from the beginning, said the brand, which is owned by Unilever. The ice cream maker has called on Americans to dismantle white supremacy and grapple with the sins of our past as nationwide protests against racial injustice stretch into their eighth day. Companies including Nike, Netflix, Twitter, Disney, Facebook and Intel have condemned racism and injustice in recent days. The murder of George Floyd was the result of inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy. https //t.co/YppGJKHkyN Ben & Jerry's benandjerrys June 2, 2020 Slavery, Jim Crow and segregation were systems of legalized and monetized white supremacy for which generations of Black and Brown people paid an immeasurable price. But the statement from Ben & Jerry's is unusually comprehensive and direct, addressing the historical roots of discrimination in the United States and calling out systemic racism, while advocating specific policies to prevent further police abuses and redress racial inequality. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.