Episode 1192
Eight minutes 46 seconds
Sat, 2020-Aug-08 00:18 UTC
Length - 2:04
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Saturday, 8 August 2020 is Eight minutes 46 seconds.
Eight minutes 46 seconds (8:46) is a symbol of police brutality associated with the killing of George Floyd. He died in police custody after officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost eight minutes. The duration was reported for weeks as 8:46 until prosecutors acknowledged an error and revised the length of time to 7:46. In the days following his death, and the protests that followed, the 8:46 time span has become a focus of commemorations and debates, especially around Blackout Tuesday. The time has been specifically referenced in "die-in" protests in Minneapolis, New York, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Chicago, Denver and other cities, where protesters lay down for eight minutes 46 seconds to protest police brutality and the racialized killings by law enforcement officers in the United States. The timespan has also been used in numerous commemorations, vigils and gatherings to recognize Floyd and protest his killing, including at his memorial on June 4, 2020.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:18 UTC on Saturday, 8 August 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Eight minutes 46 seconds on Wikipedia.
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