The Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd acted like he was hunting an animal, the victim’s uncle has told RT. He expressed hope that the tragedy could lead to change, but urged people against violence.
Derek Chauvin, the policeman filmed pinning his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, seemed to have “no remorse” for what he did, Selwyn Jones said, describing the viral video of the incident.
He had a monster look in his eye. Like, you know what, ‘This is my job to do this’… He looked like he was posing after a big animal kill, a big game kill.
Speaking from Gettysburg, South Dakota, Jones said that the fate of his nephew illustrates how black men in America are targeted by police purely on the basis of their skin color.
“The only thing he did was do what they told him to do. And you know what the outcome was – he died. He got killed,” he noted.
On Saturday, Jones participated in a Rapid City march, and hailed the rally as a “show of unity” against the police conduct that ended his nephew’s life. He said that he hoped his message of peace would be extended to the whole world.
Let’s have peace, let’s figure out a way so that we can stop people of color getting brutalized.
Jones expressed disappointment at the looting and rioting that has sprung up across the United States, stressing that his nephew’s death was being misused by “mean people doing mean things.”
More than a dozen cities have seen large protests following Floyd’s death, with some demonstrations turning violent. Numerous states have called upon their National Guards and imposed curfews, in an effort to restore law and order.
Chauvin was arrested on Friday and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but many have said that the charges should be more severe, and have demanded that three other officers who witnessed Floyd’s death should also be prosecuted.
Government official Fahrettin Koca was visiting an area devastated by the recent earthquakes when the incident happened
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca escaped injury after embers exploded from a fire as he was inspecting rescue efforts in the southern province of Hatay, which was badly hit by the devastating recent earthquakes.
According to Turkish media, the incident occurred early Thursday morning when the official was speaking to doctors at a field hospital.
The group had lit a fire to keep warm, although the embers suddenly burst into the air, shooting out flames and hot residue. Koca and others quickly jumped to safety.
Journalist Adem Metan, who shared a video of the incident, said Koca’s team had informed him that the minister was unharmed.
Biraz önce sağlık personelini ziyaret eden Sağlık Bakanı Fahrettin Koca, ateş başında ısınan sağlık personeli ile sohbet ederken yaşadığımız an. pic.twitter.com/BHezb1qxH9
More than 36,000 people were killed and over 108,000 injured across multiple Turkish provinces when 7.6 and 7.7 magnitude earthquakes struck on February 6. In neighboring Syria, the disaster claimed more than 5,500 lives.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the tragedy as “the disaster of the century.”
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane.
It’s the third delay in the past month for the lunar-orbiting test flight featuring mannequins but no astronauts, a follow-up to NASA’s Apollo moon-landing program of a half-century ago. Hydrogen fuel leaks and other technical issues caused the previous scrubs.
Currently churning in the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ian is expected to become a hurricane by Monday and slam into Florida’s Gulf coast by Thursday. The entire state, however, is in the cone showing the probable path of the storm’s center — including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Given the forecast uncertainties, NASA decided Saturday to forgo Tuesday’s planned launch attempt and instead prepare the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket for a possible return to its hangar. Managers will decide Sunday whether to haul it off the launch pad.
If the rocket remains at the pad, NASA could try for an Oct. 2 launch attempt, the last opportunity before a two-week blackout period. But a rollback late Sunday or early Monday likely would mean a lengthy delay for the test flight, possibly pushing it into November.
The Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. Assuming its first test flight goes well, astronauts would climb aboard for the next mission in 2024, leading to a two-person moon landing in 2025.
Coco Austin shared an inside look at how she got her 6-year-old daughter Chanel, who she shares with husband Ice-T, ready for Chanel’s first fashion show. Their list of to-dos included Coco doing her own hair and makeup, as well as the both of them picking out their outfits for the event. But before getting to that last step, the process started off with Chanel taking a bath in the sink while scrolling on her iPad.
Why not use the actual tub? Coco explained in her Sept. 22 Instagram post that they only had one hour to get ready for the occasion. The 43-year-old wrote, “The sink is easiest when you have to be fast.”
But even though Coco gave her reasoning behind the hygiene hack, the soak in the sink has caused quite the divide in her comment section. One user wrote, “Yall still treating her like an Infant.” While another added, “Are you kidding?! In the kitchen sink!! SHE’s not a BABY ANYMORE!”
Meanwhile, some users had a positive take on the matter with one writing, “The sink tub so adorable.” Another added, “Sink baths are the best.
Later in the day, the pair attended a Patricia Field fashion show where Coco sported a blue dress paired with a multi-colored sparkling necklace. Chanel’s outfit featured a pink plaid skirt, black long sleeve shirt and matching headband.
It’s not the first time that Coco has faced criticism over her choices when it comes to Chanel. Back in May, Coco and Ice-T received backlash for posting a snap of Chanel sitting in a stroller during a family trip to Atlantis Bahamas.
After the stroller spectacle was covered by CNN, Ice-T stepped in to give his thoughts.
“Lol… CNN? Really?” he wrote in a May 24 tweet. “MFs ain’t got s–t else to talk about.. F em all. Smh. Lol.”
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More recently, the couple celebrated her first day of first grade. Coco got candid with the milestone by sharing a video of herself crying after dropping Chanel off at school that first day.
“I know you moms can relate,” she wrote in her Sept. 8 Instagram post. “Who else is an emotional wreck on the 1st day of school?”