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There is some confusion in twitter. " He is black" vs "He is not black". Not sure how basic facts are not getting across. Now if the guy happens to be part black I understand but if it ends up being he is fully white or fully black I am going to be very cautious on reading anything on twitter.
Perhaps I should be cautious now anyways.
So I guess they have to figure out if he's black or not before they start rioting......
Good to err on the side of caution.
The statues and property of innocent people can wait to be destroyed.....no rush.
The technique used against George Floyd is expressly prohibited in many jurisdictions and not taught in police training. It is taught to new officers by rogue veteran police officers operating on their own. It should not be used and any officer that uses it should be disciplined or fired. It should be illegal.
Regardless of the race of the individual, the point remains...
When it comes to police wrongdoing, white citizens seem passive and complacent. There is a general assumption that the police are in the right and any person in police custody probably is a perpetrator and gets what they deserve. Whites don't have the same experience as minorities. In my town there had to be 27 police-involved killings over a relatively short time and a final straw unjustified death that finally got people riled up. Ownership of the justice system resides and is embraced by the majority White population so it is harder to see or accept faults, so there are fewer complaints. Minorities have a more complicated relationship with the justice system (and it generally falls short of ownership) but there are high expectations of equal treatment under the law and vocal complaints when it is perceived as unequal or abusive. Whites should be more questioning and vigilant and more vocal when there are police abuses.
Considering what Floyd did to people he deserved no mercy
"Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody.
The case has drawn attention because during his arrest, Lionel Morris told officers he could not breathe and three officers each used a foot to restrain him while he was on the ground.
Morris can be heard on video screaming, "Help me, please. My heart. Call the ambulance." He is heard telling the officers multiple times that he couldn't breathe.
At one point after Morris' plea for help, an officer can be heard yelling "I'll break your f****** wrist."
While Morris is restrained face down on the ground, one officer can be seen with a foot on his leg, another officer had a foot on his buttocks, and a third officer had a foot on his back.
Morris was eventually rolled into a recovery position as he continued to say that he couldn't breathe, authorities said."
The case has drawn attention ????
On what planet is all this attention? Mars? Because here on earth it hasn't gotten much.
If the facts are as claimed, why hasn’t it gotten more attention?
Where is his family? Where are his friends? His colleagues?
How about you, OP?
Have you contacted the press to demand more coverage?
"Police officers in the central Arkansas city of Conway have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who was in custody.
The case has drawn attention because during his arrest, Lionel Morris told officers he could not breathe and three officers each used a foot to restrain him while he was on the ground.
Morris can be heard on video screaming, "Help me, please. My heart. Call the ambulance." He is heard telling the officers multiple times that he couldn't breathe.
At one point after Morris' plea for help, an officer can be heard yelling "I'll break your f****** wrist."
While Morris is restrained face down on the ground, one officer can be seen with a foot on his leg, another officer had a foot on his buttocks, and a third officer had a foot on his back.
Morris was eventually rolled into a recovery position as he continued to say that he couldn't breathe, authorities said."
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This tells a VERY graphic story, of how incredibly difficult it was to restrain this man. At one point, according to the spokesperson, Morris was on top of an officer and had the officer in a chokehold. At another point Morris reached for the officer's knife that was in his belt. Morris was tased "several times" in an attempt to gain compliance.
All the cops were wearing body cams.
I would bet the autopsy revealed some kind of drug use, and that may have contributed to his death.
He was placed into the "recovery position" while he was still breathing. When first responders (fire dept) showed up, he was still breathing, in the recovery position and they were allowed to assess/treat him right away.
So, not at all like George Floyd's case, in fact.
Pretty weak effort, honestly. 3 out of 10. Be better.
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