George Floyd’s daughter, 6-year-old Gianna, and her mother Roxie Washington demand justice over his sudden death.
On behalf of herself and Gianna, Washington spoke at a press conference eight days after 46-year-old Floyd was killed while being arrested by police officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for around nine long minutes.
“I don’t have a lot to say, I can’t get the words together right now,” Washington expressed. “I want everyone to know that this is what those officers took from me,” she added, referencing Gianna standing beside her.
“At the end of the day, they get to go home and be with their families. Gianna does not have a father. He will never see her grow up, graduate, he will never walk her down the aisle. If there’s a problem and she needs her dad, she does not have that anymore.
“I’m here for my baby and I’m here for George because I want justice for him. He was good, no matter what anybody thinks, he was good. This is the proof.”
Gianna’s mother also recalled how excited Floyd was when his baby girl was born. “He was so happy to have her. He slept the whole time I was in labor, but when he heard her cry, he woke up,” she shared.
“I still have a picture of him waking up and getting his baby. He loved her. He loved her so much.”
As Gianna and Washington stepped back from the microphone, Stephen Jackson, Floyd’s friend, took the podium and said: “It really don’t make no sense. We all seen it plain as day.”
He then told the media: “Y’all in here with cameras to record what’s in here so you can have it for later.
So you can have proof of what happened today.
Right? When you post that footage on your news station, you expect people to believe what you’re posting and what you videoed is real, right? Why is it not that simple when someone is getting videoed and getting murdered? Why is it not that simple?”Jackson motioned back toward Washington and asked: “Why do we have to see her pain?’ Jackson asked, motioning back toward Washington. ‘Why do we have to see a daughter getting raised without her father?
“But you know what? There’s a lot of stuff you [Washington] said that he gon’ miss, that I’m gon’ be there for. I’m gon’ walk her down the aisle. I’m gon’ be there for her. I’m gon’ be there to wipe your tears.
“Floyd might not be here, but I’m here for her. I’m here to get justice. We gon’ get justice for my brother. We not leaving. We gon’ keep fighting. We gon’ send my brother home in beautiful ways this week, but I’m telling you, we are not leaving.”
He added: “We demanded justice. And I’m tired of seeing that. I’m not gon’ see her hurt like that every day. We need justice. We demand it. And some goddamn way we gon’ get it.
“Thank y’all for coming, but this shit has to stop.”
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