After Officerâs Racist Post, New Yorkâs Top Judge Demands âZero Toleranceâ A Buffalo area court officer did not face a disciplinary hearing after he wrote a Facebook post saying George Floyd âdeserved what he got.â New Yorkâs courts have grappled with how to handle racist conduct within the system since the death of George Floyd. Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times Feb. 5, 2021 Just days after George Floydâs death, a court officer in New York posted two pictures side-by-side on his Facebook page. The first image was already instantly recognizable: Mr. Floyd, face down, with a police officer kneeling on his neck. The second showed the N.F.L. player Colin Kaepernick, kneeling to bring attention to instances of police brutality against Black people, among other forms of racism.