Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey honors George Floyd on Memorial Day

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey honored George Floyd on Memorial Day, May 25. It was six years ago that George Floyd died while in police custody after being arrested for passing a counterfeit bill in a store. When cell phone video of the arrest went viral online, agitators burned parts of Minneapolis and rioted across the US, causing over $1 billion in damages and leading to the deaths of at least 30 people.

"Today, we remember George Floyd," said Frey, "who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever." Frey took a knee during the summer of BLM riots in deference to the rioters. He also advocated to defund the Minneapolis police department after claims that policing itself is a racist vestige of slavery.