New England Patriots defensive back and special teams ace Justin Bethel shared his thoughts on the George Floyd protests in an impassioned address to his social media followers this weekend.
Floyd died in police custody after former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. The incident has mobilized protests around the nation.
“All the celebrities, the social media influencers, people that have fame and have a platform and they’re not saying anything…why? What is your reason? I see people posting selfies and continuing with their lives like everything is okay,” Bethel said. “Yeah, everything is okay for you, what about the people that are losing their lives?”
“A scientist doesn’t do the same experiment and expect different results. The hashtags, the kneeling, the walks, the shirts, my people have been doing that and have not been getting heard. Now they hear us.”
