I disagree with you. There should be a memorial service and march every day in every city until November.

From the web: An official memorial was held by Floyd’s family in Minneapolis this week. The service in Minneapolis will be followed by memorial gatherings in North Carolina and Texas, where Floyd was born and raised, respectively.

If you're speaking of the memorials that have sprung up all over the world, they're because his murder was the main catalyst for the current protests.

George Floyd’s death is a symbol of a much larger problem in this country. The memorials being held, in different locations, are a peaceful way to bring attention to the situation.

I agree with your comments about the marches but I still think it is being over done,

You’re focus is on Mr. Floyd as a single person, the focus of the protestors is on Mr. Floyd as well as 1000’s of those who have been killed or experienced injustice before him. Outside of voting (which has experienced gross gerrymandering) protesting is one of the only ways that someone can make their voice heard. The more voices, the louder the message.

If you are only talking about the church memorial services, look at it this way: No one is telling you or anyone else how many constitute a "proper" or "necessary" number or services. So you can plan and hold as many as you wish for a member of your family. Isn't that wonderful?

Not really. During the Pandemic we can't hold funeral services but for 10 people. Properly social distanced and masked.

Let's assume non-pandemic times for the sake of just this discussion.

There are many variations on how people handle funerals. I have lived outside the US and knew of families who held the body for weeks to allow enough time for family members to get home for a funeral.

Funerals for George Floyd are being held in the three cities he was connected to. Whether that would have been done by his family under other circumstances, we don't know. The multiple events are serving the purpose of accommodating the large number of people who want to attend a service for him.

Georgysmom2, in North Carolina, the mass gathering limits do not apply to churches.

Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for all the Houston funeral costs. The many memorials all over the world are to remember Mr. Floyd and for the many mourners to acknowledge their feeling of bereavement to the family and to each other..

Well, perhaps they planned to hold several services to make a statement. His family started a Go Fund Me campaign and asked for 1.5 million dollars for funeral expenses and travel costs. As of this morning, they have raised over 13 million dollars.

Graywings, I don't think those same standards apply in Minnesota and New York but after all the protests and rioting, I think the standards may have become null and void. No more Pandemic.

I hope it is a sign our society is ready to take another 'giant step' forward.

Maybe our kids/grandkids will remember the name George Floyd the way I remember the name Emmet Till. George was just one man, the way Emmet was just a boy. Each of them was one of many persecuted. Why any one ordinary person becomes a symbol, I don't know, human nature I guess to put a face to a cause.

The money involved is none of my business.

Not really. During the Pandemic we can't hold funeral services but for 10 people. Properly social distanced and masked.

yes, the dh of a friend of mine died a month or so back. no funeral for him yet. he's military.

yes, the pandemic is still existing. lots of businesses in NYC can't open yet... but 1000s of protesters and looters out there are ok...

wasn't the barber who opened and was closed down (had to get a ruling from a judge) in MN? lots of protesting going on there recently.

we'll see in a few weeks if the numbers of those infected / die from it go up or not.

In Minnesota, they had a private service for 500 people in a 1,000 seat sanctuary, clearly over the limit of 250. It looks like most everyone was wearing a mask.

Yes, we will see the results in a few weeks.

I live in Virginia, and there have been people all along who have ignored the warnings and recommendations regarding limiting exposure and wearing masks. Except for licensed businesses that are blatantly defying the orders, the local and state governments are not enforcing these rules.

And, as I recall, there were no arrests resulting from the Michigan capitol building protests in early May.

Demonstrators carrying rifles entered the Senate public gallery and shouted at state senators on the chamber floor.The
demonstration included the display on the Capitol lawn of at least one
Confederate flag and a sign reading, "Tyrants get the rope."

The outrage most people feel at the unjust killing of George Floyd is a pain that must be spoken in one way or another. I would much rather that pain be expressed as a memorial service, that in a much more destructive way. Mr. Floyd's murder was not a Milwaukee issue. It is much broader than that and it's okay for his memorial to be addressed on a nationwide (if not worldwide) basis. The 99% of people who are outraged may have taken a great step toward unity of good vs. evil. Not in Mr. Floyd, but in police brutality. No one hates a corrupt cop more than a good cop. Mr. Floyd is considered a martyr by many. He was not a saint. But, he didn't deserve to die. We saw a murder. I hope the memorials are being used a message of unity of tolerance, good faith, trust, peace and love.

No HS, college graduations here in NYS. Too dangerous. All concerts, annual festivals, carnivals, even the state fair cancelled. Too dangerous. All non emergency medical, dental appointments postponed until...

We'll see.

Edit to add: Upstate & Western NY. Far cry from NYC

The following, from ABC News, answers your question about who’s footing the bill:

The first memorial service will be on June 4 in Minneapolis at North Central University's Frank J. Lindquist Sanctuary, where Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver a "national eulogy" and one of the Floyd family attorneys, Ben Crump, will give a "national criminal justice address." The service will begin at 1 p.m. local time.

Another memorial service will be held on June 6 in Raeford, North Carolina, the state where Floyd was born, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters. A public viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time and a memorial service will start at 3 p.m.

The celebration of life services will head to Houston, Texas, where Floyd had previously lived, on June 8. A public visitation will occur at The Fountain of Praise on Hillcroft Avenue from noon to 6 p.m. local time.

Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather stepped up to pay for the funeral expenses, Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, told ABC News on Tuesday. Ellerbe also confirmed that the Floyd family has accepted the offer.

A private funeral service will be held at the same location on June 9 at 11 a.m. local time, which former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to attend, Crump said at a press conference on Tuesday.

"His family started a Go Fund Me campaign and asked for 1.5 million dollars for funeral expenses and travel costs."

Floyd Mayweather reached out to George Floyd's family and offered to pay all funeral expenses for the Houston funeral, and the family accepted his offer. Mayweather has said he will also pay for the funerals in Minnesota and North Carolina.

That was very generous of Mr. Mayweather to pay for the funeral expenses.

Especially when the Go Fund me account has over $13 million raised.

I am watching the results of this with interest. If this stirs up covid we will all end up on lock down again. I haven't heard of a solution. It's fine to complain and stomp your feet and demand change--but what do they offer for change? Defund police departments? That does't sound like a reasonable solution. I for one think the police do plenty of good. I know plenty of good decent police officers and I appreciate their service! I know I don't want to be the one called to a store that is fearing being ripped off to find a HUGE felon, high on Meth, and have to be the one to sort it all out. Especially when the suspect is uncooperative.

He was high on meth and fentanyl, was passing counterfeit money, had cannabis in his system, and had Covid-19 and was not wearing a mask nor social distancing.

Defund police departments? That does't sound like a reasonable solution.

Disbanding and then reconstituting a police force, as Camden, NJ did 7 years ago, can have important effects: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/01/what-happened-to-crime-in-camden/549542/

JMO....Here's what I don't understand. A Go Fund Me is set up for the funeral expenses and millions donated.

What about the families of loved ones who died from virus who couldn't afford the expense? Should everyone get a Go Fund Me account?

Anyone is free to set up a GoFundMe account, on their own behalf or someone else's. And people are free to donate to it or not, as they wish. What is your concern, exactly?

Commencement at a state university was postponed until later summer, pending. This did not stop graduation parties. 8 cases of covid have been linked to one college grad party resulting in several businesses having to close for a few days to deep clean--and probably cause staffing problems due to staff being exposed. More cases are expected to result.

I totally agree. This is overboard. The divisiveness started MANY years ago. I live in the Houston area and the coverage is just too much. He was no saint.

arcy-gw - No, protesting is EXEMPT from covid/stay at home guidelines. But we can't go the barber, or gym, or go to public parks. But we can protest en masse. The virus knows the difference. HA!

He was no saint.

He didn't deserve to die. Stop blaming the victim.

I know anyone can set up a Go Fund Me account...I just don't get why.

Lucille - I'm in NO WAY blaming the victim. What happened was horrid on every level imaginable. Why do you think I'm blaming the victim? I'm just stating fact. His record can be found online,on many sites. He did NOT deserve what happened. NO ONE deserves that.

He did NOT deserve what happened to him. Absolutely did not.

IMHO -- the attention should be focusing on what is wrong with the system -- and the changes that have got to be made.

“He was high on meth and fentanyl, was passing counterfeit money, had cannabis in his system, and had Covid-19 and was not wearing a mask nor social distancing.“

Even if all of this was true, he did not deserve to die.

Bookwoman

Anyone is free to set up a GoFundMe account, on their own behalf or someone else's. And people are free to donate to it or not, as they wish. What is your concern, exactly?

Yes. I was going to donate to the George Floyd fund, but when I saw it was over 10 million dollars when I looked, I decided the better option for me was to donate to a Milwaukee small business mostly-minority rebuilding GoFundMe. So, I did that instead.

Yes, he had drugs in his system, and he passed a bad $20 - which he may or may not have known was counterfeit - and it turns out he had COVID-19 (asymptomatic or not, I don't know). It is quite more than likely he wasn't an ideal citizen - but as most here have noted, he did NOT deserve what happened.

I agree with those here who are wondering about/concerned about the relaxation of social distancing rules for the Floyd funerals, when so many many more people are not able to attend funerals of their own loved ones these days, whether COVID positive or negative.

graywings123

Georgysmom2, in North Carolina, the mass gathering limits do not apply to churches.

I'm sure the virus cares about that.

No one here has said he deserved to die.

I was going to stay away from this topic but I will post what I have posted elsewhere.
It does not matter whether his character was pristine or not. It matters that he was MURDERED. If he had been serving time in PRISON and prison guards had murdered him and the complete video was shown, they would be convicted of MURDER. An unarmed man was MURDERED. There is no other issue here.

I hope that some of those Go Fund Me $'s and contributions could be used to help some of those communities.

Thank you, bbleusblue2.

No one actually 'said' he deserved to die, but some seemed to imply that being on drugs, being a big man, passing counterfeit $ and not wearing a mask carries a Death Sentence! SMH