Most Americans say race was a 'major factor' in George Floyd's death

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but opinions on protests are split

Americans are largely united in seeing racism at play in the killing of George Floyd and in policing more generally — but they are divided over the violent protests that have gripped Minneapolis and other major U.S. cities in the wake of Floyd’s death, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

The survey, which was conducted May 29 and May 30, found that a clear majority of U.S. adults (61 percent) believe race was a “major factor” in the May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the custody of Minneapolis police who lost his life after officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on the back of Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd complained that he could not breathe. Only 9 percent said race was “not a factor.”

Likewise, 72 percent of Americans said they “strongly approve” of the firing of Chauvin and the three other Minneapolis police officers involved in Floyd’s death; an additional 12 percent “somewhat approve.”

More than three-quarters (77 percent) said Chauvin was “obviously guilty and, if anything, the authorities were too slow to arrest him”; only 23 percent think “there has been a rush to judgment” and want “a more thorough investigation.”

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