Maybe it's not about race. Maybe it's about the worst-trained police force in America?
Posted on 05/27/2020 9:16:45 PM PDT by EtchASketch
On Monday night, Minneapolis police officers murdered a man named George Floyd.
And, yes, they murdered him. Some may object to the characterization given the blunt, hard candor of the term, but there’s no other way that any fair-minded person can view the video of a police officer consistently and persistently burying his knee into the neck of a man who eventually died due to the restriction of oxygen resulting from the placement of that knee onto his neck.
The Minnesota Vikings have issued a statement regarding the murder of George Floyd.
I noticed that too. Legs look a little on the skinny side too.
But the thing that stands out most is that malevolent face.
Totally psychopathic.
Reparations are not coming, since when did ‘rats keep a promise?///
Where in the world have you been for the past 30 years? I don’t have clue how many billions upon billions have been thrown down the entitlements hole. If the dems thought they were losing the black vote they’d vote for billions in a heart beat. And if that didn’t do the trick they’d say it was just phase 1 of reparations and we’d need phase 11. Only fear of losing more of the white vote holds them at bay. Dems can’t fix shit but they sure know how to waste money.
It’s both. Racial included.
Have you listened to the audio?
I’ve read on many occasions here people who blame the suspect for untoward actions that ensue, from the failure to follow police instructions.
Am curious as to whether those same people believe the driver falls into this category.
I meant $60-$100 a MONTH. we ate there almlst o ce a week now its less than once a quarter.
I want to know what George Floyd did to get killed. Was he innocent, or was a criminal? However, the police should not kill.
Maybe it's not about race. Maybe it's about the worst-trained police force in America?
there’s an IN N OUT 2 blocks away from that CFA. At least they dont bow down to the leftards. The only thing I hate is there is NEVER a place to seat from 11 to 3. it’s always packed.
You are an idiot.
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Better an idiot instead of drooling rabid cop hating, white guilt ridden moron like yourself.
As I stated donate money to BLM AND SHOW US HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE. Other than that, you are all talk you wuss.
Okay, stupid. Go on about your day pathetic day, now.
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Yeah you too. Do you get nightmares from a stud cop giving you a parking ticket? You have a cop PSTD?
I am going to play a game I learned in my working career..
This game is called Root Cause Analysis....
One of those 4 cops is the senior officer on the scene..
This cop tolerated the behavior observed...
Thereby, this behavior is encouraged by the senior officers..
The senior officer needs to be fired...
This senior officer reports to a sergeant...
The sergeant tolerated this behavior...
The sergeant needs to be fired...
The sergeant reports to a lieutenant..
The lieutenant tolerated this behavior...
The lieutenant needs to be fired...
The lieutenant reports to a captain...
The captain tolerated this behavior...
The captain needs to be fired...
The captain reports to the chief of police...
The chief of police tolerated this behavior...
The chief needs to be fired...
The chief of police is usually an appointed position...
The chief is appointed by a mayor...
the mayor tolerated this behavior...
The mayor needs to be fired...
This mayor was supported by some type of town council...
The town council tolerated this behavior...
The town council needs to be fired...
Root cause analysis...
Bad cops are not hired, they are created. They are created by a command structure that not only allows but encourages this type of behavior.
This type of behavior starts at the ballot box.
I’m not blindly buying into either side of the story yet. Questions need answering. I’ll wait to pass judgement until all the facts come out... You are of course free to travel with the media drum beat hype.
Go hump someone else’s leg.
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Great points.
Regardless of what happens, we need to remember this: “The Constitution is supposed to guarantee our freedom from such tyranny.”
Even if the guy was a total thug, remember that incidents like this are used by the derps to push us further down the road to serfdom. Have we learned nothing from 9/11 (Patriot Act)?
It’s easy for many people to rationalize government (police) overreach when they think the government (police) are using it against “bad people”. It’s always important to ask yourself “How would I feel if that person was me or my dad/brother/husband/friend?” Are you willing to trade freedom for protection? Sadly, too many are.
Assume Floyd was the worst possible criminal and not merely a forger. Many people would be cheering about this. It’s still wrong. The reason we have a legal system is to mete out justice. When we have vigilante “justice”, too often it becomes perverted. And that includes vigilante “justice” meted out by cops. (I am just as guilty as many others in being happy about it on occasions when I thought that someone “got what he deserved” outside the legal system. So I’m not “preaching” as if I’m always right or I don’t have those same instincts.)
On a side note, our legal justice system has been broken for years. IMO that is changing. By the time Trump is finished with his second term, I expect the justice/legal system will be cleaned up.
I understand the frustrations of people and their opinion of what they believe the video’s reveal. However when posters start trash mouthing others and attempt to intimidate those searching for facts they’ve gone well beyond “discussion”.
I din’t see discussions on what’s the puddle of what appears could be voimit/fluid next to Floyds mouth on the pavement. Had he been drinking? Nor about the Officers saying “don’t do drugs” to those standing around. Were there ‘other’ medical issues etc.etc.etc.
I’m not justifying the officers actions nor criticizing them because I’m fully aware not everything happening there is being reported yet. There are too many holes in this happening to make a judgement call this was intentional murder.
> However when posters start trash mouthing others and attempt to intimidate those searching for facts they’ve gone well beyond “discussion” <
I agree with that completely. There are two sides forming in this Floyd case. One side takes a wait-an-see attitude. That side includes you. The other side is comfortable saying now that the cop committed a murder. That side includes me.
Both sides are using personal attacks. But there’s no doubt that my side is doing it far more often. “Boot licker”, etc. As you noted, that’s not helpful in any discussion. It’s childish. And bullying. And arrogant. And counterproductive.
As to the fluid, it appeared suddenly. Others have guessed that it’s urine, released by Floyd as he died. That makes sense. But who knows? On that I’ll take a wait-an-see attitude.
OR you're an evil subhuman troll.
I lean towards the latter.
A man lying down in the street in handcuffs is not an active threat to anyone's safety.
Deadly force is not indicated.
Even if the dead guy had been convicted of rape and murder of a child, the state would not have been permitted to execute him like that.
But you're saying they're allowed to KILL HIM over an accusation of a $20 forged check, when he is not a threat, and was never even so much of a threat that any of the four cops drew their batons, tasers, or firearms on him, and in fact were fired the next day by the city for what they did?
You should be banned.
Better yet, airlifted to Minneapolis and dropped in the middle of the riots so you can bring peace by telling all the rioters how GOOD it is that a black man was killed by three white cops and an oriental one, because "resisting".
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