Chris Gayle also gave his statement about 'Black Lives Matter' protests over Floyd's death
Chris Gayle made strong worded appeal, "Black lives matter just like any other life.”
Chris Gayle last Monday has given his statement that this racism is not only exists in football, it also exists in cricket too. He has given this statement as in US a protest is going on as “ black lives matter” as a African- American man (George Floyd) passed away as a police officer pressing his knee into his neck. This police officer has been identified by the natives as Derek Chauvin.
"Black lives matter just like any other life. Black people matter, p***k all racist people, stop taking black people for fools, even our own black people wise the p***k up and stop bringing down your own! I have travelled the globe and experience racial remarks towards me because I am black, believe me, the list goes on," Gayle captioned in his Instagram story.
He also added “Racism is not only in football, it's in cricket too. Even within teams as a black man, I get the end of the stick. Black and powerful. Black and proud.”
After George Floyd’s demise, the protests which erupted from demonstrations has been spread in cities from San Francisco to Boston.
The police officer for whose knee pressing Floyd got died is charged with second degree manslaughter and third degree murder. Along with him 3 others police officer were there who get fired from their force when the video of his death comes in hand to natives.
Not only those police officers get punished, citizens of all over US has vandalised a 200 years old St John’s Church near of White House and also set on fire. All kind of protests over Floyd’s death is escalating into riot and several places has been fired in several cities of US including Washington.