You obviously didn’t read my entire comments. I disagreed with the article’s characterization of the initial contact. He was clearly resisting the efforts to be handcuffed - not violently, but enough that it required an additional officer to assist in the cuffing. I did not say that justified putting him to the ground with a knee on his neck, and I agree that this clearly looks very bad for the officers. But there are trials for a reason.
And I do not disagree, trials are of course necessary. But awaiting evidence suggests that evidence may justify what we saw in the original video. I merely stated that nothing could justify what was on the original video.
I will also note, that the suspect will never have his day in court over “fraud in progress”, as he was killed by agents of the state. On video. In broad daylight. With citizens watching. This is where the “everyone should be appalled” part comes in.
But it's all OK, because the officers thought they were going home and getting to keep their jobs and pensions, right?
Shove it. Sideways.
This didn't look bad.
It IS bad.
A real actual citizen is dead.
By being killed not in an "OMG-split-second-to-react can't judge with 2020 hindsight" instant, but a slow, deliberate, prolonged death, with bystanders shouting "you're killing him!" or words to that effect, while his violent thug buddies ran interference.
Anyone else would already be incarcerated without bail awaiting arraignment on murder one.
See, the guy's literally DEAD.
"Like going to sleep forever."
Not posturing for the cameras.
Can't you tell the difference?
This is literal-text what the Constitution was supposed to guard against.
I believe I heard the cop say in response to someone saying put him in the car
that they had tried for ‘10 minutes’ to put him in the car.