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Thousands of mourners attend six-hour viewing of George Floyd's open casket in his hometown of Houston in final stop in a series of memorials in his honor
Daily Mail ^ | June 8, 2020 | Emily Crane

Posted on 06/08/2020 12:55:19 PM PDT by kevcol

Mourners, many wearing masks and T-shirts with the words 'I Can't Breathe,' stood 6 feet apart as they paused briefly to view the casket. Some made the sign of the cross as they passed by. On the stage behind the casket were two identical murals of Floyd wearing a black cap that read 'Houston' and angel wings drawn behind him.
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Floyd's private funeral will be Tuesday followed by burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in suburban Pearland where he will be laid to rest next to his mother, Larcenia Floyd.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Houston to meet with Floyd's family and provide a video message to be played at Floyd's funeral service. He posed for a photo alongside Floyd's uncle Roger Floyd, Rev Al Sharpton, Floyd's family attorney Ben Crump and Congressman Cedric Richmond.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: floydcorpsetour; funeral; georgefloyd; georgefloydfuneral; houston
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To: kevcol

41 posted on 06/08/2020 2:02:40 PM PDT by conservativeimage (When you realize world leaders are continuing Charles Mansons HELTER SKELTER)
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To: kevcol
0 looks like he's flying again.
42 posted on 06/08/2020 2:12:38 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: kevcol

George Floyd’s Criminal Past

(This is the Left’s new hero and “martyr.” Read it all to the end.)

George Floyd moved to Minneapolis in 2014 after being released from prison in Houston, Texas following an arrest for aggravated robbery.

Floyd was sentenced to 10 months in state jail for possession of cocaine in a December 2005 arrest. (Plead down from dealing.) He had previously been sentenced to eight months for the same offense, stemming from an October 2002 arrest.

Floyd was arrested in 2002 for criminal trespassing and served 30 days in jail. He had another stint for a theft in August 1998. (Plea bargained down to lesser charges.)

On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested for passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in Minneapolis. He was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine at the time of arrest. Floyd has more than a decade-old criminal history at the time of the arrest and went to jail for at least 5 times.

(Here is the big one.) George Floyd was the ringleader of a violent home invasion in 2009. He plead guilty to entering a woman’s home, pointing a gun at her stomach (she was visibly pregnant) and searching the home for drugs and money, according to court records. Floyd was sentenced to five years in prison.

Floyd along with another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department wearing a blue uniform in order to enter a woman’s house. When the woman refused him entry, a Ford Explorer pulled up to the home and five other males exited the car and went up to the front door.

The report states the largest of the group, who the victim later identified as Floyd, ‘forced his way inside the residence, placed a pistol against the complainant’s abdomen, and forced her into the living room area of the residence.

“This large suspect then proceeded to search the residence while another armed suspect guarded the complainant, who was struck in the head and sides by this second armed suspect with his pistol while she screamed for help.”

Not finding any drugs or money at the house, the men took jewelry and the woman’s cell phone and fled in their car. A neighbor who witnessed the robbery took down the car’s license plate number.

Later, police tracked down the car and found Floyd behind the wheel. He was later identified by the woman as the large suspect who placed a gun against her stomach and forced her into her living room, the document states.

(This is the hero and “martyr” of the Left.)


43 posted on 06/08/2020 2:14:10 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: QualityMan

See the purpose here is to round up the black vote..how much you wanta bet they have dnc operatives harvesting votes while the sheeple are waiting in line...how much you wanna bet! I’m gonna say this right now and probably will be flamed! But as we here are gathering our thoughts about how to combat this crap the BLM movement along with the DNC are RIGHT NOW pushing the “ if you don’t riot or protest with us you are a racist” on instagram, Facebook, and twitter...this organization has to be looked into!! Now unfortunately Trump is in a tight corner and HAS TO BE EXTREMELY careful what he twits...but I’m beginning to think with all the forces squeezing the life outta the Americans voters right now many would rather surrender to the socialist pressure then vote for trump..in other words thing are only going to get worse and I don’t know how trump is going to defeat this animal. If you don’t vote for Biden and his black VP(so help ..me count on it) you are a racist! The rats are planning and going for the kill and so far they have the advantage! Shaming and even getting you fired from your job is next in line!! Let’s face it, we are heading towards a Hitlerian era! TRUMP HAS TO FLIP THE TABLES VERY SOON SOMEHOW on the rats or he’ll be left in the dust because at this moment they have the upper edge! Pray for your kids and their future..unless something horrendous happens to the rats before November consider the evil rats to dominate come November... Scary!!


44 posted on 06/08/2020 2:14:28 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: fieldmarshaldj

This is not going to last. Soon something else will flash into the public awareness, and they’ll all turn towards the new thing and get all psychotic about it. My hope is that by November 3, they’ll be so exhausted going psycho-bat-shit-crazy about this and then that, that they won’t show up to vote altogether.

It’s what I’ve observed with overtired toddlers. First they want a banana. Then they don’t want that banana because it’s ucky with a bruise. Then they want cookie. Another tantrum. Then they throw their food on the floor. Then they want to get out of their room where you put them for behaving bad. Then they find something interesting in there, and they don’t want to come out. Etc., etc. Then they fall asleep.


45 posted on 06/08/2020 2:18:27 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: Veggie Todd

Is he risen from the dead yet?


46 posted on 06/08/2020 2:27:13 PM PDT by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: Baldwin77

Is he the black wellstone???


47 posted on 06/08/2020 2:34:56 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: max americana
makes me wanna puke
It is truly sickening - they could get away with a pair of pallbearers since a trash can has just two handles.
48 posted on 06/08/2020 2:39:11 PM PDT by dainbramaged (That information is classified. Request denied.)
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To: Baldwin77

He saw his shadow, so there’s a month longer of rioting.


49 posted on 06/08/2020 2:40:44 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: kevcol
It's George's Jubilo!! Sending him off like a King. He's getting almost as many whistle stops as Abe Lincoln did on his way to Springfield.

Kingdom Coming Lyrics - Henry Clay Work:

Say, darkies, hab you seen de massa, wid de muffstash on his face
Go long de road some time dis mornin', like he gwine to leab de place?
He seen a smoke way up de ribber, whar de Linkum gunboats lay;
He took his hat, and lef' berry sudden, and I spec' he's run away!

CHORUS:

De massa run, ha, ha! De darkey stay, ho, ho!
It mus' be now de kindom coming, an' de year ob Jubilo!

He six foot one way, two foot tudder, and he weigh tree hundred pound
His coat so big, he couldn't pay the tailor, an' it won't go halfway round
He drill so much dey call him Cap'n, an' he got so drefful tanned
I spec' he'll try an' fool dem Yankees for to tink he's contraband

CHORUS

De darkeys feel so lonesome libbing in de loghouse on de lawn
Dey move dar tings into massa's parlor for to keep it while he's gone
Dar's wine an' cider in de kitchen, an' de darkeys dey'll have some;
I s'pose dey'll all be cornfiscated when de Linkum sojers come

CHORUS

De obserseer he make us trouble, an' he dribe us round a spell;
We lock him up in de smokehouse cellar, wid de key trown in de well
De whip is lost, de han'cuff broken, but de massa'll hab his pay;
He's ole enough, big enough, ought to known better dan to went an' run away

50 posted on 06/08/2020 2:43:33 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: RummyChick

Floyd Mayweather paid for the funeral.


51 posted on 06/08/2020 2:43:56 PM PDT by Blooms in CA
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To: PGR88
"...was to hold a gun to the head of a pregnant woman while others ransacked her apartment"

Candace Owens reported she was pregnant, and he held the loaded gun to her stomach.

52 posted on 06/08/2020 2:44:47 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Blooms in CA

That was nice of him. I am not going to watch but am curious about his two other children.

If they are adults they sure are silent.


53 posted on 06/08/2020 2:45:34 PM PDT by RummyChick (Don't be offended because I don't care anymore. Realize I once did but your hatred blinded you.)
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To: Patriot Babe

He was probably faking it, right?


54 posted on 06/08/2020 2:45:50 PM PDT by Blooms in CA
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To: kevcol

What is that Michael is trying to do with his hands? If that’s supposed to be a heart, he missed by a mile.


55 posted on 06/08/2020 2:47:37 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: kevcol

Oh for God’s sakes

Just bury the guy

ENOUGH


56 posted on 06/08/2020 2:56:06 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (See St George's Rap Sheet . . . TAG PedoJoe with "DEFUND the POLICE")
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To: kevcol

I’m thinking he didn’t earn those wings or halo.

Next funeral I attend, I’ll be sure to spray some silly string in my hair, too.


57 posted on 06/08/2020 2:56:30 PM PDT by bgill
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To: kevcol

good grief what is next a world tour


58 posted on 06/08/2020 3:00:01 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: manc

Ol George should be cremated

Burn, Baybee, Burn

It is only appropriate


59 posted on 06/08/2020 3:00:57 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (See St George's Rap Sheet . . . TAG PedoJoe with "DEFUND the POLICE")
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To: QualityMan

He’s been dead for two weeks so should start smelling even with embalming.


60 posted on 06/08/2020 3:03:38 PM PDT by bgill
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