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This video provides a little bit of context, but still lots of questions to be answered. In the video, Mr. Floyd is asked to get out of his car and proceeds to resist arrest. Officers have to forcibly pull him out of the car and he continues to resist arrest before the video cuts off. He appears to be rambling incoherently.
1 posted on 05/27/2020 7:17:30 AM PDT by bort
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#factsdontmatter


2 posted on 05/27/2020 7:18:40 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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So far, nothing put anyone at risk. Charge main cop with 2nd degree murder. Other cops with manslaughter.


3 posted on 05/27/2020 7:19:49 AM PDT by Mercat
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It’ll be interesting to see how the MSM turns this disgusting and shameful incident in the Democrat-run city of Minneapolis (in the DFL-run state of Minnesota) onto President Trump.


4 posted on 05/27/2020 7:20:33 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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Does it matter? Really?

If a couple of asshole government agents decide to physically drag me out of my vehicle, I might show some resistance to the act.

That notwithstanding, after he was cuffed, searched and down; what justifies standing on his neck until he loses consciousness?

How many had he killed and maimed? Was he heavily armed and threatening the public safety?

Can the police stand on your neck just because you made them mad?

Is that how you want your government to work?


7 posted on 05/27/2020 7:30:44 AM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("We are domed!" - V V Camp Enari 67-68)
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Show me on the video where the uncontrollable, dangerous-to-himself-and-bystanders flailing is, which you pre-emptively declared to be justification for killing him, in an earlier post?

And show me the toxicology report which shows he was on drugs. Since you're "waiting for facts" and all...

See, if anyone BUT police, had dragged a guy out of his car, and one of them kneeled on his neck until the guy died, while the kneeler's buddies ran interference to keep anyone from helping the guy on the ground, and tried to block the view of bystanders filming it?

Murder one that night, denied bail. All four of them.

Double standard much, troll-boi?

8 posted on 05/27/2020 7:32:07 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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I won’t and can’t pretend to understand the African American world - don’t have the experience base. But, with body cams being the norm these days there are hundreds of videos available with similar circumstances. Resisting detainment or arrest in today’s police climate is a bad bet on the odds. I see videos every week of drug addled people taking multiple taser hits and they keep going. I recall one video of a 110 pound woman getting away from four male cops, being tased and still giving them a running exercise. Not saying this guy was on drugs but it is one probable scenario. The autopsy results will be interesting. All of that and this is still a very disturbing incident.


12 posted on 05/27/2020 7:36:06 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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“All officers involved in the altercation were fired.”

Good now charge them, the neck guy with manslaughter, the others as accessories

Guess their boss saw something other than what you did not “want to see”.

Nice try, racist !


14 posted on 05/27/2020 7:37:07 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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Your observations are valid, but as you can see, you’re going to catch holy hell anyway.


24 posted on 05/27/2020 7:58:06 AM PDT by Respond Code Three (Support Free Republic lest we eventually get a Republic which is not free.)
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The police acted stupidly. But that’s what you get when you don’t RESPECT THEIR AUTHORITY!!!


40 posted on 05/27/2020 8:18:07 AM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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IB TG?

Or is this the TG other user name?


66 posted on 05/27/2020 8:56:54 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer (My enemy saw me on my knees, head bowed and thought they had won until I rose up and said Amen!)
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