Letter to the editor: Justice denied, but not just in America, think direct provision

We watched in horror and disgust as George Floyd pleaded for his life gasping for breath, saying “I can’t breathe” while a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck and back.
Letter to the editor: Justice denied, but not just in America, think direct provision
People at a Black Lives Matter protest rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, US. Photo: PA Photo
Tue, 02 Jun, 2020 - 01:01

We watched in horror and disgust as George Floyd pleaded for his life gasping for breath, saying “I can’t breathe” while a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck and back.

We watch the injustices carried out in another country and think, thankfully, that couldn’t happen here?

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