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This article was nominated for deletion on 31 May 2020. The result of the discussion was redirect to Death of George Floyd.

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The political manipulation of Floyd's death.

There needs to be a greater discussion of the violence directly associated with BLM. During the July 2020 protests, extensive rioting also occurred with attacks on police, particularly in the Capital Hill area. I think the death total was 49 directly associated with the riots? Though would need to confirm this. If anyone has any sources:

Overall death toll. Murder of retired police captain David Dorn by a BLM activist. Though this seems quite well documented already. Capitol Hill Occupied Zone killings - there were at least two? Any direct links between the BLM hierarchy and the killings. Indirect links between the BLM hierarchy and the killings - for example incitement to hatred and violence. 86.62.30.191 (talk) 15:11, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any of this occurred after he dies, he was not responsible for it, so it has nothing to do with him. Slatersteven (talk) 15:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you're not aware of the existence of this article: George Floyd protests The Last Hungry Cat (talk) 02:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December 17, 2024 Associated Press article

Judge allows testing of tissue from George Floyd as officer convicted of killing him seeks new trial

https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-officer-heart-condition-new-trial-3747c9f1595dbeb84701d8cb244bcb65

The Last Hungry Cat (talk) 02:15, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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the intro paragraph is missing one of the biggest factors that the police were caught on phone video doing the killing and the video also went viral 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 16:29, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No we mnention it. Slatersteven (talk) 16:32, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The current version makes no mention that it was recorded on somebody's cell phone, or that those or that that recording went viral. -2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 16:36, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

True, we moention the murder, we leave the details (and it is there) to the body of the article. Slatersteven (talk) 16:43, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The fact is that the cell phone videos is what imploded this incident, and the video going viral is what fueled protests worldwide 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 16:45, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not in his bio's lead, but it is in the lead of his murder page, Murder of George Floyd. —Bagumba (talk) 02:43, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

People should be honestly given that fact on this page. It was the viral video of his murder that catapulted everything 2602:306:CE95:57B0:E52A:D56B:101A:F460 (talk) 2602:306:CE95:57B0:E52A:D56B:101A:F460 (talk) 01:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I erred on the template and cannot edit to fix it,help appreciated. 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 2602:306:CE95:57B0:98F1:6BD8:9191:1AC (talk) 16:33, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We still mention it, . Slatersteven (talk) 16:36, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]