George Clooney has called for a drastic overhaul of law enforcement in America in an effort to combat the racism “pandemic” raging in the country.
The actor was appalled by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers last week, and in a powerful op-ed for The Daily Beast on Monday, he discussed the ongoing protests that are happening across the U.S., and urged lawmakers and politicians to step up. “There is little doubt that George Floyd was murdered.
We watched as he took his last breath at the hands of four police officers,” Clooney began, praising the “defiant reaction” by millions of people across the world who are taking part in the demonstrations. “We don’t know when these protests will subside.