'Was Tyre not entitled to the right to be safe?' US Vice President Kamala Harris attends the funeral of Tyre Nichols, and calls for Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, saying 'Joe Biden will sign it'. 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
After being invited to the pulpit by Rev Al Sharpton, she urged the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to be passed, saying:"We should not delay, we should not be denied - it is non-negotiable."
Ms Harris also praised the"courage and strength" of Tyre Nichols's family at the 29-year-old's funeral."Mothers around the world when their babies are born pray to God when they hold that child that that body and that life will be safe for the rest of his life."They have a grandson who now does not have a father. His brothers and sister will lose the love of growing old with their baby brother.
The families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, who were killed by police officers in 2020, are among hundreds of mourners in the church.Photographs taken by Mr Nichols, as well as images of him as a child and doing his beloved hobby of skateboarding were shown to mourners along with a quote attributed to the 29-year-old:"My vision is to bring my viewers deep into what I am seeing through my eye and out through my lens.
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