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Post by SassyB on May 28, 2020 2:42:39 GMT
... Black Man Dies in Custody “Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” the city’s mayor said as video of the arrest was widely shared. Video .. A bystander’s video in Minneapolis shows a police officer with his knee on a man’s neck during an arrest. The man died a “short time” later, the police said. The F.B.I. and Minnesota law enforcement authorities are investigating the arrest of a black man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode that was recorded on video by a bystander and that sparked large protests in Minneapolis on Tuesday. After the graphic video circulated widely on social media, the mayor denounced the actions of the four officers who were involved and said on Tuesday afternoon that they had been fired. He identified the victim as George Floyd. Mr. Floyd, 46, a resident of St. Louis Park, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. Monday at Hennepin County Medical Center, according to the medical examiner. More Here
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Post by SassyB on May 28, 2020 2:45:38 GMT
On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis tweeted that four officers involved in the case had been terminated. “This is the right call,” he said.
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Post by SassyB on May 28, 2020 2:54:31 GMT
I see this was already posted under Politics .... ooops.
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Post by politicidal on May 28, 2020 23:50:26 GMT
I see this was already posted under Politics .... ooops. Eh, the more the merrier.
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Post by CookiesNCream on May 30, 2020 19:33:07 GMT
I see this was already posted under Politics .... ooops. Eh, I think this board is still okay to post and share this news here for some of us usual nonpolitical (troll) members. But you do you.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 31, 2020 5:49:15 GMT
I live in St.Paul. Its really shitty here. Riots are breaking out.
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Post by SassyB on May 31, 2020 7:39:14 GMT
I don't know how accurate this is. It was posted on FB.
Compiled list of George Floyd protests or riots in the United States as of 5-30-20
Portland Or. Cincinnati Oh. Detroit Mi. Lexington Ky. Chicago Il. Milwaukee Wi. Dallas Tx. Oakland Ca. Houston Tx. Eau Claire Wi. Boston Ma. Sacramento Ca. San Jose Ca. Bakersfield Ca. Las Vegas Nv. Jackson Ms. Idaho Falls Id. Salt Lake City Ut. Bloomington In. Las Cruses Nm. Rancho Cucamonga Ca. Rochester Mn. San Diego Ca. Richmond Va. Kansas City Mo. San Antonio Nm. Birmingham Al. Sioux City Ut. Springfield Mn. Pensacola Fl. Louisville Ky. Minneapolis Mn. Atlanta Ga Los Angels Ca. Evansville In. Columbia Sc. Charlotte Nc. Memphis Tn. Tampa Bay Fl. Columbus Oh. Phoenix Az. NYC Ny. Omaha Ne. St Louis Mo. Ferguson Mo. Fort Wayne In. Denver Co. Lincoln Ne. Seattle Wa. Olympia Wa. Knoxville Tn. Eugene Or. Baltimore Md. Gainesville Fl. Boulder Co. Norfolk, Va. Green Bay Wi. Appleton Wi. Wausau Wi. Tuscon Az Herndon Va. Albuquerque, Nm. Sante Fe, Nm. Raleigh, Nc. Austin, Tx. Philadelphia Pa. Madison Heights Mi. Rockford Il. Indianapolis In. Des Moines In. Fort Wayne In. Salisbury Md. Redding Ca. Tulsa Ok. Hampton Va. Morgantown W.V. Tallahassee Fl. Syracuse Ny. Savannah Nc. Scranton Pa. Providence Ri. Ann arbor Mi. Lynchburg Va. Canton Oh. Akron Oh Harlem Ny. Rochester Ny. Charleston W.V. Portland, Me Little Rock, Ar. Washington DC (right in front of the white house)
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Post by deembastille on May 31, 2020 22:55:35 GMT
What upsets me is that they got fired a day later. That's not saying the victims family can't sue the people and the PD? They can!
Rioting does nothing. It solves nothing. It adds to the crime and to the idle hands do the devil's work. Find something better to do.
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Post by Joanna on May 31, 2020 23:08:48 GMT
It's not a death sentence.
Yes, those cops were not treated fairly. The coroners report hadn't come out yet. Clearly the Mayor was intimidated and a coward.
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Post by teddybear on Jun 1, 2020 15:49:19 GMT
... Black Man Dies in Custody “Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” the city’s mayor said as video of the arrest was widely shared. Video .. A bystander’s video in Minneapolis shows a police officer with his knee on a man’s neck during an arrest. The man died a “short time” later, the police said. The F.B.I. and Minnesota law enforcement authorities are investigating the arrest of a black man who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode that was recorded on video by a bystander and that sparked large protests in Minneapolis on Tuesday. After the graphic video circulated widely on social media, the mayor denounced the actions of the four officers who were involved and said on Tuesday afternoon that they had been fired. He identified the victim as George Floyd. Mr. Floyd, 46, a resident of St. Louis Park, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. Monday at Hennepin County Medical Center, according to the medical examiner. More HereI guess there is just no way to avoid the police if you're black. Not committing crimes doesn't seem to be an option. Look at all those black people not committing crimes being killed by the police. Oops, that's none actually.
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Post by SassyB on Jun 2, 2020 5:35:28 GMT
... Black Man Dies in Custody I guess there is just no way to avoid the police if you're black. Not committing crimes doesn't seem to be an option. Look at all those black people not committing crimes being killed by the police. Oops, that's none actually. You're joking right?
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Post by teddybear on Jun 2, 2020 7:07:22 GMT
I guess there is just no way to avoid the police if you're black. Not committing crimes doesn't seem to be an option. Look at all those black people not committing crimes being killed by the police. Oops, that's none actually. You're joking right? Does it seem like I'm joking? Why were any of those people in these cases in police custody in the first place? People who don't break the law or commit crimes usually don't find themselves in police custody, nor do they find themselves getting their ass beat if they're cooperating. It's come out that Floyd had drugs in his system. To support people's lives and property and income being destroyed over this one incident without all the details even being known makes people like you a thousand times worse than that cop. Liberals are scumbags. They can wage war against America all they want thinking it's going to hurt Trump, but like everything else they've tried, it's going to backfire on them.
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Post by Joanna on Jun 2, 2020 22:33:08 GMT
If George Floyd had cooperated with police he would be alive tonight. The knee on the neck was wrong.
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Post by deembastille on Jun 2, 2020 23:16:39 GMT
If George Floyd had cooperated with police he would be alive tonight. The knee on the neck was wrong. I believe you mean Eric Gardner. This guy was complying and he did nothing wrong to even merit a traffic stop.
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Post by Joanna on Jun 2, 2020 23:58:55 GMT
If George Floyd had cooperated with police he would be alive tonight. The knee on the neck was wrong. I believe you mean Eric Gardner. This guy was complying and he did nothing wrong to even merit a traffic stop. No, I meant George Floyd. The Floyd and Garner cases were similar.
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Post by deembastille on Jun 3, 2020 1:43:54 GMT
I believe you mean Eric Gardner. This guy was complying and he did nothing wrong to even merit a traffic stop. No, I meant George Floyd. The Floyd and Garner cases were similar. And I'm saying that Floyd was complying.
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Post by Joanna on Jun 3, 2020 14:15:41 GMT
No, I meant George Floyd. The Floyd and Garner cases were similar. And I'm saying that Floyd was complying. From what I understand Floyd was on drugs. Police went to arrest him but he wouldn't get in the car. He said he had claustrophobia and that started the whole thing.
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Post by deembastille on Jun 3, 2020 16:50:37 GMT
And I'm saying that Floyd was complying. From what I understand Floyd was on drugs. Police went to arrest him but he wouldn't get in the car. He said he had claustrophobia and that started the whole thing. Him saying he's claustrophobic is not not complying. He's giving a reason so that should be accounted for.
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Post by Joanna on Jun 3, 2020 18:03:36 GMT
From what I understand Floyd was on drugs. Police went to arrest him but he wouldn't get in the car. He said he had claustrophobia and that started the whole thing. Him saying he's claustrophobic is not not complying. He's giving a reason so that should be accounted for. They say he just got out of another car. He should have complied with the officers request, he didn't. I think Floyd as well as the officers are responsible for his death. Does looting all those stores help the crowd feel better or is it a bonus.
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Post by deembastille on Jun 3, 2020 18:21:50 GMT
Him saying he's claustrophobic is not not complying. He's giving a reason so that should be accounted for. They say he just got out of another car. He should have complied with the officers request, he didn't. I think Floyd as well as the officers are responsible for his death. Does looting all those stores help the crowd feel better or is it a bonus.The shits your problem? I'm against looting and whatever the crap people are doing in the name of BLM other than peaceful assembly? I also have way too much to do to even protest or anything like that since I'm now working from home!!! I'm also pro police (appropriately behaved) and white. Meanwhile your " they say" is bullshit. Yeah, they say it. Whose they? The police officers who all have multiple discipline complaints on their records!! Can't believe a word.
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