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george floyd. in that video you could see him cry out for his mother as officer derek chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. all over a pack of cigarettes. floyd allegedly paid for with a fake $20 bill. we would not see any of the police body cam footage for another 11 weeks. the lack of transparency there, the delay and the horror of floyd s death ignited a mass movement. i can t breathe was plastered across signs and social media posts as millions across the country protested. facing intense pressure, then president donald trump signed an executive order calling for police reform. at the ballot box, voters said yes to legislative policing reforms in at least 30 states. at least a dozen cities promised to slash police budgets and redistribute those funds to community programs. though not all followed through. then it was congress s turn. democrats introduced the george floyd justice in policing act. the bill passed twice in the house but died in the senate aft

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