The lawyer for the family of the black man killed by a policeman, filed a civil lawsuit against the Minneapolis municipality • "Not only the policeman's knee killed George, but the entire police department"

The George Floyd affair: The family of the black man killed by a police officer today (Wednesday) filed a civil lawsuit against the Minneapolis municipality and called the incident a "public health crisis" in black America.

Floyd, was killed on May 25 after being pinned to the sidewalk by Officer Derek Chubin for nearly 9 minutes. The police officer charged with the act was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. "It's not just the knee of Officer Derek Chubin that was on George Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds but the blessing of the entire Minneapolis Police Department is the one that killed him," said attorney Ben Crump representing the family of the victim.

"Minneapolis has a long history of policies, procedures and deliberate indifference to the violation of detainees' rights, especially of their blacks, which underscores the need for proper training and emphasis on discipline of municipal employees," Cramp added, saying the killing of blacks by police is a "public health crisis. "In Black America. The lawyer further claimed that Floyd's death was "a turning point for policing the state".

As you may recall, Floyd's killing incident went viral and led to protests across the United States and around the world and to a variety of changes in the police and US law enforcement systems. In addition to Chubin, three other police officers involved in the incident were arrested and charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree murder.