*Warning: The video below may put you under some distress.

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There’s a new viral video making its rounds on social media as of Tuesday, and it’s absolutely horrifying.

The heartbreaking video shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed black man for more than 5 minutes, ignoring not just the pleas from members of the public, but from the man himself, who repeatedly begged for the cop to stop, saying that he can’t breath.

The 10 minute long video, which already has more than 10 million views on Instagram, has sparked fresh furor in the US over police treatment of African Americans. The victim, 46 year old George Floyd was unarmed and was stopped on a report of a forgery.

While the Minneapolis Police Department originally said that he “physically resisted officers.”, additional footage later obtained from a restaurant security cam that shows what appeared to be the start of the confrontation between Floyd and the police officers paints a clearer picture: He wasn’t resisting arrest.

You often hear of police brutality and racism in America, but to see someone get physically assaulted in the manner that Floyd was and to watch him die right before your eyes, in spite of all the cries for help will break your heart.

The man was not resisting arrest, handcuffed and pinned to the ground with a knee to his neck. You’ll find yourself asking how on earth could someone who obviously posed no threat be treated in such a vile manner, but you might find the answer even more heartbreaking.

In early May, a man of African-American descent was shot and killed by two white men for the mere act of going jogging. The rationale behind their decision was that they believed he was involved in local burglaries. Just recently, a white woman, called 911 on a black birdwatcher who told her to leash her dog in New York’s Central Park. And these are just two incidences out of the thousands that occur all across the US.

Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey has since condemned the actions of the two officers.

“When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense.

I believe what I saw and what I saw is wrong on every level.

This man should not have died. He matters.”

George Floyd’s murder sparked some unrest in Minneapolis, with people taking to the streets in protest of his mistreatment by police officers. Needless to say, the four police officers involved in the incident have been terminated, with the matter now under investigation by the FBI.