鞍山雅思|针对弗洛伊德之死引发的抗议

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Protests over the death of George Floyd have prompted government and police officials across the US to enact① or propose changes. With protesters rallying②officials to “defund③ the police” and “abolish the police,” the Minneapolis City Council last Friday unanimously④ passed a resolution to pursue a community-led public safety system to replace the police department. Last Monday, Democrats in the US Congress proposed legislation to ban neck restraints, require law enforcement officers to wear body cameras, and increase independent oversight⑤over police departments. Prosecutors charged Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter⑥, and three now former officers with aiding and abetting⑦ second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

乔治·弗洛伊德之死引发抗议，美国各地政府和警局为此出台改革举措、提出改革意见。针对抗议者要求政府“停止资助警察部门”“废除警察部门”，6月12日，明尼阿波利斯市议会全票通过决议，将推行由社区主导的公共安全系统，以取代警察部门。6月8日，民主党国会议员提议：（1）禁止使用扼喉动作；（2）要求执法者佩戴随身摄像头；（3）加强对警察部门的独立监督。跪压弗洛伊德颈部致其死亡的警察名叫德里克·肖万，检方指控他犯有二级谋杀罪和二级非预谋杀人罪。其他3名涉事警员现已解职，被控帮助、教唆二级谋杀和二级非预谋杀人。

Media companies also started to take a closer look at their programming. Oscar-winning Civil War epic Gone with the Wind was pulled from the HBO Max streaming service. The co-creator⑧ of Friends, Marta Kauffman, expressed regret for the lack of racial diversity in the TV show.

媒体也开始审视自己的节目。流媒体平台HBO Max下架了横扫奥斯卡的美国南北战争史诗级巨作《乱世佳人》。《老友记》的主创之一玛塔·考夫曼称，为剧中缺乏种族多样性感到遗憾。

【注释】

① enact: vt. to pass (a law) 出台／制定｛法律｝

② rally: [ræli] vt. bring (people) together in order to help or support sb./sth. 召集，团结

③ defund: [diːˈfʌnd] vt. to withdraw funding from 从……撤资

④ unanimously: [juˈnænɪməsli] adv. by everyone in a particular group 全体一致地，无异议地

⑤ oversight: [əʊvəsaɪt] n. the action, the authority, or the responsibility of overseeing sth. 审查（权）

⑥ manslaughter: [mænslɔːtə(r)] n. the crime of killing sb. illegally but not deliberately 非预谋杀人罪

⑦ aid and abet: to help sb. to do (sth. illegal or wrong) 帮助和教唆

⑧ creator: [krietə(r)] n. the writer, director, or producer of a TV show（电视节目的）主创

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