Riot Games executive resigns after ‘abhorrent’ George Floyd post

By 2020-06-12Science & Tech
Image caption George Floyd died on 25 May

A gaming firm executive has resigned over a meme he posted about George Floyd, who died while being arrested.

Ron Johnson, who was head of consumer products at Riot Games, shared an image detailing Mr Floyd’s criminal record.

He wrote that it was “no reason to condone his killing” but added: “This type of criminal lifestyle never results in good things.”

Riot Games said the Facebook post was “abhorrent” and told staff Mr Johnson had exercised “poor judgment”.

The Los Angeles-based firm produces the hugely popular League Of Legends video game and the newly released shooter Valorant.

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