Posted on 05/31/2020 2:08:16 PM PDT by Morgana
Shocking new surveillance video appears to show George Floyd in a violent struggle with Minneapolis police before his death.
Floyd can't be seen in the footage, but one cop can be seen leaning through the back door and visibly struggling with him.
The clip was posted by activist Shaun King, who wrote: 'BREAKING: Just got this new video. Its all coming together. Police were in the car beating the sh** out of George Floyd. One stands watch, while the others attacked him.'
Later, white officer Derek Chauvin was captured on video by a bystander kneeling on Floyd's neck as he begged for air.
Floyd, 46, fell unconscious and died, and Chauvin, 44, has since been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, which are filed in cases of unintentional death.
Chauvin also was accused of ignoring another officer who expressed concerns about Floyd, a black man, as he lay handcuffed on the ground.
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The people who have instigated this mayhem should be given capital punishment.
The question is would he still be alive if Chauvin hadn't knelt on his neck for eight or nine minutes? I'm not a police officer but I would be willing to bet that on an average day there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of suspects across this country who resist arrest and they manage to make it to the police station alive and breathing. Why couldn't Chauvin accomplish the same with Floyd?
“Ok....so the cop is totally innocent.....then drop the charges.”
The rioters will move into the suburbs then.
I would imagine that the manual says not to listen to BS lies. Not to mention that the hold is supposed to be employed when there is a high likelihood of onlookers attacking the arresting officer. To immediately let a perp up you fought like hell to subdue is just plain stupid.
Here is an idea, instead of destroying law and order in this country, why dont we have a campaign that teaches civil interaction during arrest. I bet you would get a lot less dead perps. The problem is black people have become enboldened to believe that they can resist as much as they want and it is ok. It isnt ok. It will get you killed. Play stupid games win stupid prizes!
FR who keep bringing up the knee are funny, no? The ME already said that was not the cause of death.
It looked bad, but was not why GF died.
So the manual says never let up pressure when a suspect is pleading for help. Is that what the manual says? Are you saying officers are taught to
ignore pleas for help and not even test the suspect by letting off SOME
pressure to see how he reacts?
In my old county a few years ago a kid was claimed to have escaped custody AFTER having his hands cuffed behind his back.
Then eluded the cops long enough to unlock and open a sliding glass door, grab a rifle, and shoot a deputies finger off.
Before being being killed by one of the deputies of course.
Doubt you ever heard so much as a whisper about it, since he was white.
Remember, he supposedly did ALL of this AFTER being cuffed.
Remember, all the liberal government officials already let them out so they wouldn't get COVID-19. And more than likely, many of the previously incarcerated jackasses have been out on the street pillaging, looting, and destroying their neighborhoods.
I’m confused. If they already had him in the back of the car, wasn’t he constrained at that time? Why didn’t they just shut the door. Why drag him out?
He was a bad guy. Lots of arrests in Texas. Trying to pass counterfeit money in this situation.
No, probably not considering he was complaining of issues before fighting the cops.
the ME already said there was NO ASPHYXIATION. You’re as bad as CNN.
You'd think that people would already be immune to the games the media plays when this stuff happens. It's sad to see that there are so many gullible people out there, and on FR who fall for it every time.
Video shows absolutely nothing.............
I've studied martial arts for over 40 years. We learn many techniques that have a goal of "compliance". When we hit that point, we can then back off ever so slightly but maintain the hold so that if the training partner tries to escape, we can immediately apply just a little pressure and they instantly become very "compliant" again. We can hold them that way for hours if needed, safely under our control.
I have no idea what this cop did or what his intentions were, but you'll never know by watching a video.
I hate bad cops as much as anyone, but right now this guy is an unknown based on my personal MA training.
Maybe the medical examiner can determine if loss of blood flow to the brain was the cause of death. I'll wait for the results before judging.
How do you test if it is BS or credible?
I dont think officers are taught to ignore pleas for help.
I would think they are taught different ways to test a suspect
if their pleas for help are legit. Dont u?
The ME also said that kneeling on the neck contributed to his death. Looks like you can give CNN a run for their money too.
> Would he died of a taser? <
Thats a fair question. But at least theres an end game with a taser. You tase a guy, and then hes pretty much incapable of resisting you. Tase him again if youve got to. Then hogtie him, and throw him in the back of a paddy wagon.
But I just dont understand what the cops end game was. Hes got his knee on Floyds neck for eight minutes. What was he planning to do next? Wait for the medics? And then what?
I received the vilest insults for suggesting that we should wait until all of the facts were in before making a judgement
While on the forum it is generally considered bad form to follow such advice, sometimes it is advice worth heeding. There are facts that do not add formally to the conclusion to be drawn, so at times waiting for more information is a waste of time.
However, one it came out that he is a “twin” to an NBA player, the idea of “larger than normaL’ ought to begin factoring in.
There is a reason why people should be sentenced only after being tried by jury after trial, not after being indicted via twitter.
If you are larger than the authorities and try to exploit that size . . . play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
What killed him?
Do you know? Autopsy said he wasn’t strangled or asphyxiated. Both of those manners of death result in specific and visible changes to the body.
Why is the toxicology report not public yet?
Do you think it’s possible that we are being led around by the nose by the media yet again?
Got a poster Veggie_Todd trying to stir it up with me. Some of these guys have some real mental illness issues.
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