Dennis Rodman has pleaded with people protesting the deathGeorge Floyd to stop looting.- Floyd died on May 25 after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly eight minutes during an arrest.
- Protests, which has included vandalism, looting, and burnt buildings, have erupted across the United States in response.
- "Why are we looting? Why are we stealing? Why are we creating more issues, more problems?" Rodman, 59, said in an Instagram video. "We're human beings, we're not f------ animals."
Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died begging for his life in Minneapolis on May 25 after police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly eight minutes during an arrest.
Chavin has since been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Floyd's death has sparked mass protests across the United States, which have resulted in vandalism, break-ins, looting, burnt buildings, and violent clashes with police.
"I think someone needs to come out and say, 'Hey, guys, Why are we looting? Why are we stealing? Why are we creating more issues, more problems?" Rodman, 59, said in an Instagram video titled "Rest In Power George Floyd."
"This is a bad, bad situation. But the fact that you're gonna protest, protest in the right way. You don't have to go and burn down things, steal things, burn things and stuff like that."
As of Sunday, governors in five US states had declared a state of emergency in response to the riots. The National Guard also announced that approximately 5,000 troops have been activated to respond to unrest across the nation.
"We've got too many issues right now," Rodman added. "This is a bad one right now, but we can all come together and try to help each other get through this situation.
"Please, understand, we have to live together. We're human beings, we're not f------ animals. We're human beings."
Rodman won five NBA titles during his career, including a famous three-peat with the Chicago Bulls alongside Michael Jordan between 1996 and 1998.
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