Posted on 05/26/2020 7:24:52 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
Four Minneapolis police officers were fired Tuesday after the detention and death of 47-year-old George Floyd — a scene that unfolded in a Facebook video showing a white officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded with police, “I can’t breathe.”
Floyd died at Hennepin County Medical Center soon after the incident, which started when police detained him Monday evening on suspicion of trying to pass a fake $20 bill at a convenience store.
The FBI launched an investigation Tuesday, as the Minneapolis Police Department fired the officer as well as three others who were at the scene.
Anger over the death became more visible Tuesday night as protesters marched from where police held the man down at 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue, heading to the department's 3rd Precinct headquarters. Later, police in riot gear and protesters clashed.
“Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” a visibly shaken Mayor Jacob Frey said. “For five minutes, we watched a white officer press his knee into a black man’s neck. Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic, human sense.”
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#Minneapolis PD says an “armed militia” is on the way to the third precinct. This is not gonna be good.
I’m trying to remember, did white people riot and loot when that white Aussie woman was shot and killed by the black muslim cop?
Little mogadishu... reap what you sow when you import third-world refugees.
somewhere Poppy Bush is smiling.
The police that do this and turn a blind eye to this cause these problems.
Time to get some great bargains on tv’s and video game systems.
They would off a white just as cavalierly.
So did this go against their training?
the final nail in Amy Klobo’s dream of being VP...
it’s raining pretty good....may temper things
Wonder how many work boots will be stolen?
Try google. Or consider the cowardice and passivity that define whites and then guess.
What was cause of death.
Yes, no dog to shoot.
Messes up the programming.
Only if they’re $200 Timberlands.
Why is the FBI involved in a local matter?
COVID-19. Too soon?
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