George Floyd

George Floyd
Personal Details
Born	14 October 1973
Died	25 May 2020
Nationality	American
Occupation	Truck driver Bouncer

George Perry Floyd Jr. (14 October 1973 – 25 May 2020) was an African American former truck driver and bouncer who was murdered during an arrest by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. The police had been phoned after it was alleged that Floyd had attempted to pass counterfeit currency at a corner store. Derek Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. The circulation of the footage of Floyd's arrest and death prompted a massive public backlash, with a great deal of the ire being directed toward the concept of policing itself, and resulted in massive protests held nationally and world wide.

Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on 20 April 2021.

Popular Culture

Mentions

The following list is of explicit mentions of George Floyd in fiction and popular culture.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
2020	George Floyd	The Plan, author NostalgiaCriticFan123	A Bernie Sanders-supporting, anti-Trump, anti-Biden, unemployed marketing specialist and incel obsessed with Jack the Ripper frequently dwells on the deaths of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Oscar Grant, Amadou Diallo, and other victims of police violence. The stress of unemployment, isolation, staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and working a telemarketing agency turns Stanley Fluke into a copycat serial killer calling himself "Jack Q. Public", who, prior to his execution, is told by the Black population of Boston that his murders as attempts to provoke social reform were unwelcome.

Links

• George Floyd on Wikipedia
• George Floyd on Encyclopædia Britannica
• George Floyd on IMDB