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How will you honor him?

There’s going to be a quiet ceremony later today where people will kneel for 9 minutes.

I’m planning to go.

It’s merely symbolic and it’s not the same as taking action.

But it’s important that we honor his life. We should honor anyone who leaves this place, whether they go peacefully, or if their life is taken by a miscarriage of justice.

How have you or how will you honor Mr Floyd?

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EmilyEdith · 56-60, F

I have his family in my prayers.
with all due respect, we don't know that these memorials necessarily honor him. Not everyone would appreciate or want a lot of public attention when they pass. He was not a public figure. If he was a father, perhaps he would want his family to have the right to mourn privately.

Memorials and funerals are generally more for the people who attend, so they can mark the end of a loved one's life and move forward. It's rarely about the person who has passed, unless they left specific directions.

Beyond what his family has specifically planned , this is just a bunch of American citizens exercising their right to do what they want. I don't think we can assume he or his family feels honored by it.
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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

@EmilyEdith wakes and funerals are not actually for the deceased.

They are for those of us left behind.

EmilyEdith · 56-60, F

@JoeyFoxx yes. That's what I'm saying as well. We don't know what mr. Floyd would want. He's not here to tell us if he would be honored by a giant public display by strangers.