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Exactly! Terrible, tragic, horrible things happen to good people everyday. People who by all accounts were wonderful, law abiding, upstanding citizens who were actually a benefit to our society, not a detriment to it. People who did nothing to contribute to or cause their demise. These are the people we should feel bad for. Not some tweaked out criminal thug who did everything in his power not to get arrested and hauled to jail. I can't muster a tear for him or Rayshard Brooks or any of their ilk.
No one is mentioning the people who died or were injured as a result of these cooked up riots.
In 9 minutes, were they unable to use another set or 2 of handcuffs to keep him from being able to run? I’m still curious why the cop had a knee on him for that long. The part of him struggling inside the car was released long ago. I still question how 4 cops couldn’t control him.
Why aren't you bothered more by the media lying about him not resisting and all the riots they incited?
Keith Ellison will not reduce the charges and will lose in court because he’s not very smart and he’s a political hack. So when he loses he will just cry racism. It’s like I can see it before it happens.
I can't wait.
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That Mr Floyd was speaking belies the claim that he could not breathe. He was posturing for the benefit of the cameras recording him. He was no idiot - having done hard time. He was trying to stack the deck to get charges dropped.
When my mother had a heart attack she complained of not being able to breath. I don't know if Floyd was lying, he was probably just super paranoid and freaking out from the drugs.
The cops showed incredibly disregard for human life. Especially Chauvin. When someone is cuffed, they're in your protection. Placing your knee on your neck is not warranted in that case.
I agree. I don't think the knee itself or holding down Floyd was all that bad. What was bad was that they were completely indifferent to both the pleas from Floyd and from the crowd who were screaming that Floyd wasn't breathing. They never once checked on him. That is what is so heart-wrenching about the video.
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George Floyd was high as a kite that day and the toxicology tests prove it. George Floyd said he “wasn’t a bad guy” which is a lie because good guys don’t resist arrest.
Good guys always do what they're told? I don't know if I would go that far. George Floyd wasn't a bad guy, and he was never a danger to anyone.
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Unfortunately I live in this city, and I am afraid for what will occur when these police are exonerated. The governor and two mayors are contemptible scum who want the Twin Cities to burn to the ground.
I love your "location".
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Chauvin is (was) married to an ASIAN woman. Not sure, but...I don't think "white supremacists" like to marry Asian women. Lol
White Supremacists want to live with other races, they just want to be their legal superior. White separatists don't want to live within a thousand miles of other races. White Supremacists often see Asian women as more subservient than white women, and since their desire is to dominate, they seek out submissive women. White Separatists think White-Supremacists are a bunch of degenerate scumbags.
In 9 minutes, were they unable to use another set or 2 of handcuffs to keep him from being able to run? I’m still curious why the cop had a knee on him for that long. The part of him struggling inside the car was released long ago. I still question how 4 cops couldn’t control him.
You’re questioning how 3 cops couldn't control a 6’6” man high, paranoid, and hallucinating off fentanyl?
Have you ever tried to restrain a person on drugs that was almost twice your size? Good luck.
The knee on the neck was simply illegal revenge for the frustration and resistance, but everything before that was on Floyd. You don’t like police cars? Then don’t do drugs and commit crime.
Good guys always do what they're told? I don't know if I would go that far. George Floyd wasn't a bad guy, and he was never a danger to anyone..
When they’re about to be arrested? Yes.
Resisting arrest is just another charge they tack on if you don’t comply, and it’s considered assault.
You have your day in court to fight the charge for your arrest. A good guy won’t have any reason to not be granted bail by the judge. Even suspects of heinous crimes get bail, albeit very high ones so long as they don’t have a huge criminal record.
George was going to die that day unless he was rushed to the hospital
Chauvin is a POS that needs to lose his badge. After seeing that video, he probably shouldn't be charged with murder.
Cops hear all sorts of nonsense from criminals they are arresting, so when Floyd had already used the I can’t breath tactic it had less meaning later on. Floyd’s life and death were tragic. He probably had a lot to offer the world if he had made different decisions with his life.
As an aside, there a people on social media claiming the clerk never should have called on him to begin with? Really? It’s quite possible that was a minority owned business Floyd was hurting by passing fake money. Law and order is fundamentally necessary for a civil society. We can’t allow the thinking to shift even more than it has to let criminals do their thing.
Yes Floyd made some poor choices that were tragic.
He claims he had COVID (which he did), yet that didn’t seem to stop him from abusing drugs.
1. He made the choice to take fentanyl that day
2. He made the choice to acquire and use fake $20 bills
3. When called out, he refused to return the items.
4. He refused to comply with the orders of the officer
5. He completely squirms out the police car
These were the reason the cop just lost his mind and decided to knee his neck.
Take one of those options away, and Floyd is still alive.
I’m not judging Floyd on his prior convictions. He served his time for that. I’m judging Floyd on several mistakes he made that day.
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