[MeganC]

Once again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.

[windsorknot]

Once again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.

It’s sad when you have to keep repeating an obvious point.

[cuban leaf]

My understanding is that he was complaining that he “couldn’t breathe” long before anyone put a knee on him. And the autopsy says no physical injury was the cause of death.

And the knee to the neck was acceptable police procedure.

And the reason they were waiting was because they were waiting for an ambulance.

So, though it “looked like” the officer was killing him (and yes, it looked that way to me as well), that may not be what was actually happening.

The facts will come out in a court of law. But if this turns out like the Rodney King beating trial, there will be a lot of bad Juju going down afterward.

[cuban leaf]

nce again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.

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Allegedly killed. The autopsy said injury was not the cause of death.

And context really is EVERYTHING. i.e. what he did before they put the knee to him is absolutely relevant.

[lepton]

Once again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.
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Correct, though it does affect which charges may that legitimately stick.

It does also go back to: don’t physically fight with the police. Right or wrong, it’s generally a bad idea.

[Red6]

1. The police officer apparently used a method of restraint which was authorized by his department.

2. What Floyd did before his arrest very much so will explain why such a harsh form of restraint was used.

I do not know the outcome of this, but I suspect his department and the political powers to be would love to make it about the police officer, sacrificing him on the alter, vs. making this an issue about the police department, or policing et al. and how things have gone sideways over the last decades.

[lodi90]

Once again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.

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Obviously, the “thug” was asking for that 3 minute beating while handcuffed and unconscious. Or something like that.

[webstersII]

Once again, it doesn’t matter what Mr. Floyd did before he was killed. It does not excuse what the police officers did.

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Agreed. None of this matters whether he resisted or not. The officer subdued him, and instead of handling in a proper way he chose to do something that was likely to kill the man.

[cherry]

are you 100% sure that the knee to the neck is what killed him?....he said he couldn't breathe and that "he hurt all over" IIRC....when someone is talking he CAN BREATHE....are you entirely sure that the man just didn't have a sudden cardiac arrest?....

I'm on record of being hard on the cops over the yrs....I just want the whole story....

[kaehurowing]

It completely does.