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WATCH: ‘Make law enforcement the solution and not the problem,’ George Floyd's brother urges House

The day after burying his brother George Floyd, Philonise Floyd urged lawmakers to “make law enforcement the solution and not the problem.” At a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, which also included police chiefs, civil rights activists and legal experts on policing practices and accountability, Philonise Floyd remembered his brother as a “gentle giant” who made sacrifices for his family and complete strangers alike. A former police officer has been charged with murder for kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes before Floyd died. Philonise Floyd said George “didn’t deserve to die over $20,” referencing a shop owner's call to police over a potentially counterfeit bill that ended in the fatal encounter. “Is that what a black man is worth?” Philonise Floyd asked. He urged lawmakers to hold officers accountable and encourage the use of lethal force only when necessary -- changes he said would make George “more than another face on a T-shirt” or “another name” on a list of black Americans killed by police. “George called for help and he was ignored -- please listen to the call i’m making to you now,” he said. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter:   / newshou   Instagram:   / newshour   Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe