"There is a chance that without Frazier's footage, the facts concerning Floyd's death might have been disputed. There are many reasons why this tragedy ignited protests around the world-one of them is that we all saw with our own eyes how Chauvin pressed his knee on an unarmed Black man's neck, ultimately killing him. We saw it. Personally, nearly six years later, I remain incapable of unseeing it."
"Millions of people around the world have seen the videos of Good's killing on television and social media. Doing so compelled thousands across the U.S. to take to streets in protest. Presumably, they decided for themselves that they saw what they saw, that it was real and that an egregious crime had been committed that resulted in the loss of a mother's life. Despite this, the Trump administration continues to cling to and articulate an alternative set of facts."
Darnella Frazier filmed Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck, and her cellphone footage crystallized the facts of Floyd's death and helped spark global protests. A recent shooting in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed Renee Nicole Good near the same location; multiple eyewitness videos captured the encounter from several angles. Some footage appears to show Good's vehicle possibly striking an officer, a claim quickly echoed by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before any formal investigation. Millions viewed the videos, prompting widespread protests even as officials advanced competing narratives.
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