World outrage grows at Floyd's death; EU 'shocked, appalled'

[LiberalArkie]

BRUSSELS (AP) — From Sydney to Paris, world outrage at George Floyd’s death in the U.S. was growing Tuesday as the European Union’s top diplomat said the bloc was “shocked and appalled” by it and thousands marched in Australia’s largest city.

Chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “I can’t breathe,” about 3,000 protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.

In France, protests were planned for the evening in Paris and across the country after calls from the family of a French black man who died shortly after he was arrested by police in 2016. A protest was also planned in The Hague, Netherlands.

Floyd died last week after he was pinned to the pavement by a white police officer in Minneapolis who put his knee on the handcuffed black man’s neck until he stopped breathing. His death set off protests that spread across America.

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[matt819]

1. I know this would be largely symbolic. . .

But I would like to see countries call in the American ambassador to make their positions clear. And if there are any ambassadors who have overtly and explicitly supported the kind of crap that is going on the US, then I'd like to see these ambassadors asked to leave.

Again, purely symbolic, but I think it would reflect the nature of the demonstrations worldwide and show that there is a concerted effort to be critical of this administration.

As for the G-7 - no Russia, and no attendance. Period. Full Stop. No compromises. They can't be assured of their physical or medical safety, and they don't want to be seen as expressly or implicitly supporting this administration.