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Instead, they should invest in real support for communities in need and programs designed to counter long-term structural racism in multiple areas, such as health and education.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-block-content embedded-entity-bundle-block-hrw-promo-box embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo bg-blue-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-container relative flex p-0 justify-center m-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-frame \u0022\u003E\n \n \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/media_2020\/06\/202006us_georgefloyd_mural.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022A man points at a mural of George Floyd in Houston, Texas, June 10, 2020.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 class=\u0022unloaded\u0022\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/01\/george-floyds-killing-and-black-lives-lost\u0022 class=\u0022promo__image-link hrw-fill\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__content my-auto p-8 \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__headline flex flex-wrap items-baseline\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3 class=\u0022promo__title text-white text-3xl font-sans leading-tight\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/01\/george-floyds-killing-and-black-lives-lost\u0022 class=\u0022promo__title-link block hover:underline\u0022\u003E \n \u003Cdiv data-field=\u0022field-title\u0022\u003EGeorge Floyd\u0027s Killing and the Black Lives Lost\u003C\/div\u003E\n \n \u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022promo__accent block mt-3 border-t border-white opacity-25 w-full\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022promo__subtitle text-white text-xs py-4 font-serif \u0022\u003EGeorge Floyd\u2019s cruel and pointless death, and the litany of black lives that were lost before, reconfirms Human Rights Watch\u0027s commitment to combat these injustices.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/01\/george-floyds-killing-and-black-lives-lost\u0022 class=\u0022text-white uppercase svg-right-5 text-sm link-icon font-sans font-medium\u0022 title\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022link-icon__text \u0022\u003E\n READ MORE\n \u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-2 inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-chevron-right\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe anger and frustration driving mass protests across the US is about more than the criminal actions of the police officers who killed George Floyd,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/about\/people\/nicole-austin-hillery\u0022\u003ENicole Austin-Hillery\u003C\/a\u003E, US program director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cIt is about a law enforcement system that does not value all people equally and sacrifices the lives and well-being of black people as a result.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA video shows Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, killing George Floyd by pinning him to the ground and pressing his knee against Floyd\u2019s neck on May 25, 2020 for more than eight minutes. Four days later, prosecutors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/minneapolis-police-officers-derek-chauvin-arrested-george-floyd-case-n1216011\u0022\u003Echarged Chauvin\u003C\/a\u003E with third degree murder and second degree manslaughter and had him arrested, but they have not charged the other officers involved. The district attorney should immediately file charges against the other three officers involved in Floyd\u2019s death.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFloyd\u2019s death is the latest in a long history of killings of black people by police in the US with little or no accountability. In recent years, these include\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2014\/07\/29\/335847224\/what-we-see-in-the-eric-garner-video-and-what-we-dont?ft=nprml\u0026amp;f=173754155\u0022\u003EEric Garner\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2016\/07\/07\/485078670\/two-days-two-deaths-the-police-shootings-of-alton-sterling-and-philando-castile?ft=nprml\u0026amp;f=173754155\u0022\u003EPhilando Castile\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2016\/07\/09\/485332246\/the-code-switch-podcast-episode-8-no-words?ft=nprml\u0026amp;f=173754155\u0022\u003E Alton Sterling\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/codeswitch\/2016\/07\/26\/487328350\/who-is-delrawn-small-why-some-police-shootings-get-little-media-attention?ft=nprml\u0026amp;f=173754155\u0022\u003EDelrawn Small\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/09\/12\/us-how-abusive-biased-policing-destroys-lives\u0022\u003ETerence Crutcher\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/breonna-taylor-family-sues-wrongful-death-killed-police-louisville\/\u0022\u003EBreonna Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E, and many others. They also include killings of black men that prosecutors refused to properly investigate, like that of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georgia.html\u0022\u003EAhmaud Arbery\u003C\/a\u003E, a 25-year-old black man killed in February by two white men as Arbery was jogging in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center info \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/53318\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/media_2020\/06\/Justice%20fo%20George%20Floyd.jpg?itok=DIAjkyUS 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/Justice%20fo%20George%20Floyd.jpg?itok=SGeVI3EQ 946w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 width=\u0022946\u0022 height=\u0022643\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/media_2020\/06\/Justice%20fo%20George%20Floyd.jpg?itok=SGeVI3EQ\u0022 alt=\u0022Justice for George Floyd\u0022\u003E\n\n\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewBox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=250315#sprite-expand\u0022 \/\u003E\n \u003C\/svg\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 \u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile killings captured on video like Floyd\u2019s get extensive media coverage, police across the US use force and engage in abuse that do not cause death but are harmful and pervasive, especially toward black people, Human Rights Watch said. Studies show that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/policingequity.org\/images\/pdfs-doc\/CPE_SoJ_Race-Arrests-UoF_2016-07-08-1130.pdf\u0022\u003Epolice use force on black people\u003C\/a\u003E at vastly higher rates than on white people, including tasers, dog bites, batons, punches, and kicks. Human Rights Watch\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2019\/09\/12\/get-ground-policing-poverty-and-racial-inequality-tulsa-oklahoma\/case-study-us\u0022\u003Einvestigations\u003C\/a\u003E of the Tulsa, Oklahoma police department found that officers deployed tasers against black people at a rate almost 3 times as great as against white people and that black people were subjected to police violence 2.7 times as frequently.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERacial disparities in policing mirror entrenched racial disparities in many systems, including\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/issues\/race\/reports\/2019\/08\/07\/472617\/systemic-inequality-displacement-exclusion-segregation\/\u0022\u003Ehousing\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/brown-center-chalkboard\/2020\/02\/21\/categorical-inequalities-between-black-and-white-students-are-common-in-us-schools-but-they-dont-have-to-be\/\u0022\u003Eeducation\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2018\/11\/29\/us-cervical-cancer-deaths-black-women\u0022\u003Ehealth care\u003C\/a\u003E. Policymakers should address these underlying disparities with programs in all these areas that are specifically designed to counter the long-term effects of structural racism.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt should not take the killing of a black man by police recorded on video to generate broad concerns about the mistreatment of black and brown people every day,\u201d Austin-Hillery said. \u201cThe worst cases are just the tip of the iceberg of a system in which the racism is structural, not just cruel actions by bad cops.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/02\/us-address-structural-racism-underlying-protests\u0022\u003ERead More \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/06\/01\/george-floyds-killing-and-black-lives-lost\u0022\u003EGeorge Floyd\u0027s Killing and the Black Lives Lost \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__375482__en","data":"","settings":null}]