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  6. article_body => "<p>George Floyd\u2019s recent death while in Minneapolis police custody continues to elicit a strong reaction from Americans.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick joined the millions to voice their opinion after video showed an officer kneeling on Floyd\u2019s neck for an extended period of time. Floyd died shortly after being arrested Monday, and the outcry was almost immediate, with the officers involved being fired and protestors taking to the streets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction. <br><br>The cries for peace will rain down, and when they do, they will land on deaf ears, because your violence has brought this resistance.<br><br>We have the right to fight back! <br><br>Rest in Power George Floyd<\/p>&mdash; Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kaepernick7\/status\/1266046129906552832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p><strong>[RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/steph-curry-steve-kerr-among-sports-stars-outraged-george-floyd-death\" target=\"_blank\">Curry, Kerr among sports figures outraged by Floyd's death<\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many on social media, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, posted side-by-side images of Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games and the officer kneeling on Floyd\u2019s neck, citing the differing reactions to them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAq3fpCgyve\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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George Floyd’s recent death while in Minneapolis police custody continues to elicit a strong reaction from Americans.

On Thursday morning, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick joined the millions to voice their opinion after video showed an officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for an extended period of time. Floyd died shortly after being arrested Monday, and the outcry was almost immediate, with the officers involved being fired and protestors taking to the streets.

[RELATED: Curry, Kerr among sports figures outraged by Floyd's death]

Many on social media, including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, posted side-by-side images of Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games and the officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck, citing the differing reactions to them.

The protests in Minnesota became increasingly violent Thursday night, including a local police precinct being destroyed.