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USA after Floyd: Prosecutor intensifies charges against police officers

Obama also sees protests after Floyd’s death as a sign of hope

Former US President Barack Obama sees the peaceful protests following the death of African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation as an opportunity to make progress in the fight against “institutionalized racism” in the United States. It was impressive and a sign of hope that people of all walks of life and skin tones took part in protests across the country, Obama said on Wednesday (local time). The recent events are an “incredible opportunity” because many people are becoming aware of existing disadvantages for the first time.

Although there have been isolated riots, a majority of Americans continue to believe the protests are justified “because of the injustices they have seen,” Obama said in a video video of his foundation. In the past, blacks and other minorities in particular had participated in such protests. “It is different now. You look at these protests and there is a much more representative cross-section of America that demonstrates peacefully, ”said Obama. “It didn’t exist in the 1960s … there is a change of mindset, a stronger understanding that we can do better,” Obama added.

The protests are important in order to “make the situation uncomfortable for the powerful”, but it is just as important to fight for sustainable reforms. That is why it is important to vote at all levels so that demands become verifiable laws and regulations, Obama said. Police and judicial reforms often take place at local and state levels, Obama said.

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