I can't breathe . . . Minneapolis police kill a man in broad daylight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most cops are decent. I actually think very few are terrible, in the sense that they would not abuse people like that.

But I also get the sense that many of those good cops will protect the bad ones, as evidenced by the cop holding back the crowd and refusing to say anything to the guy kneeing on the suspect. After all, it might look weak to agree with the bystanders.

Would like to hear from police, current or former. directly.

People often use the expression "a bad apple." "Oh, he's just a bad apple, there are lots of good cops."

But the full expression is: A bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. Cops who would enable and protect this are not, by any definition, "good cops."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone explain to me why this cop did t proceed to put him in the car? What was he waiting for, in theory?

I think he was waiting to feel like the man he was kneeling on was well and truly subdued. He thought his authority had been questioned, and he wanted to demonstrate his dominance over this man.

Wasn’t he handcuffed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone explain to me why this cop did t proceed to put him in the car? What was he waiting for, in theory?

I think he was waiting to feel like the man he was kneeling on was well and truly subdued. He thought his authority had been questioned, and he wanted to demonstrate his dominance over this man.

Wasn’t he handcuffed?

yes

[Anonymous]

I’m just astounded at the impunity these cops felt, slowly murdering a man in broad daylight in front of a crowd of witnesses who were recording the incident and pleading for the man’s life. Were they that confident that they would go scot-free?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an African American, this video doesn’t even disturb me. It’s to the point that it’s so natural. White people hate black people. Always will.

Same.

Just look at this thread. We have this video of a man being slowly murdered by a cop, clear as day, and yet there are still posters willing to make excuses.

We have video of the jogger being ambushed and murdered by a group of vigilantes, and posters wanted to talk about his outfit and "wait for the facts."

We have a video of a white woman breaking the law and threatening the black man who had the audacity to confront her with a cop-altercation. We hear her pretend to be breathless and hysterical as she cries for law enforcement to rescue her from the scary black man who offered her dog a treat. And yet posters want to know what happened before, question his motives, and stomp their feet about being called Karen.

My life doesn't matter to you. I get it. I'm so damn tired of this.

+1. The ironic part is that many whites seem to forget that we were dragged to this country unwillingly, and torn from everything we knew. Hundreds of years later, to continue to be mistreated in a country we did not ask to be brought to is unfathomable. For me, this is the hardest part to follow. Look at the history-- how dare you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This story disgusted me to the fullest.

We are all collectively dealing w/a horrific pandemic right now.
And still are dealing w/racism.....white police officers killing black people....??!

Oh when will this all stop??
I am not black, but am heartbroken over all these recent events showing the state of our country.

The victim in this case was specifically stating that he couldn’t breathe.
Both officers in attendance should have let the guy breathe.
Instead they abused their authority in order to satisfy their own sick, racial hatred.

I say, fire them immediately.
Prosecute, then convict them of first-degree murder & throw the book at them.
Life in prison.
No parole.

Or the death penalty since this is clearly a hate crime.

I am not black or white. I cried watching that video. I don't know why but its been on my mind a lot since I saw the video. I just can't get the man begging and then slowly dying while the the murderer is kneeling on him and posing for the camera out of my head and tear up every time.

How does a civilian call 911 on a cop? Do they even show up then? I keep thinking what could have been done to save that man. The bystanders were begging, one woman screamed to check the pulse when she showed up on the scene. The other picture showed 2 other cops behind the vehicle holding the man down while the other one put his knee on him. The store video does not show him resisting. Granted he could have said things while intoxicated/drugged but why kill him for that. They were just inhumane animals showing how tough they were. George Floyd saying Mama is still haunting me.

I hope all 4 of them are tried and convicted of murder and accessory to murder and they all get choked in prison and die the same way.

And how quickly the police first tried to cover it up saying he had medical issues. Given how dirty these cops are, they will say he did not die because of the choking but because of an underlying condition. They are already spinning the cardiac arrest because of prior health issues story.

[Anonymous]

Yes, no excuse. Those police need to be locked up and the key tossed.

[Anonymous]

So, the bystanders all saw this death coming and begged the police to get off him, and there happened to be several bad apple police officers who didn't see this death coming.
What kept the other police officers from lifting their comrade off the dying man?
What made them thing that black people are some super human and can handle someone's knee on their neck with full weight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an African American, this video doesn’t even disturb me. It’s to the point that it’s so natural. White people hate black people. Always will.

Same.

Just look at this thread. We have this video of a man being slowly murdered by a cop, clear as day, and yet there are still posters willing to make excuses.

We have video of the jogger being ambushed and murdered by a group of vigilantes, and posters wanted to talk about his outfit and "wait for the facts."

We have a video of a white woman breaking the law and threatening the black man who had the audacity to confront her with a cop-altercation. We hear her pretend to be breathless and hysterical as she cries for law enforcement to rescue her from the scary black man who offered her dog a treat. And yet posters want to know what happened before, question his motives, and stomp their feet about being called Karen.

My life doesn't matter to you. I get it. I'm so damn tired of this.

+1. The ironic part is that many whites seem to forget that we were dragged to this country unwillingly, and torn from everything we knew. Hundreds of years later, to continue to be mistreated in a country we did not ask to be brought to is unfathomable. For me, this is the hardest part to follow. Look at the history-- how dare you.

Please do not be discouraged. A lot of us white people absolutely get what you are saying and are disgusted by the events that are occurring daily. I will never know your experience, but I can and will be alongside you to demand justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an African American, this video doesn’t even disturb me. It’s to the point that it’s so natural. White people hate black people. Always will.

Same.

Just look at this thread. We have this video of a man being slowly murdered by a cop, clear as day, and yet there are still posters willing to make excuses.

We have video of the jogger being ambushed and murdered by a group of vigilantes, and posters wanted to talk about his outfit and "wait for the facts."

We have a video of a white woman breaking the law and threatening the black man who had the audacity to confront her with a cop-altercation. We hear her pretend to be breathless and hysterical as she cries for law enforcement to rescue her from the scary black man who offered her dog a treat. And yet posters want to know what happened before, question his motives, and stomp their feet about being called Karen.

My life doesn't matter to you. I get it. I'm so damn tired of this.

+1. The ironic part is that many whites seem to forget that we were dragged to this country unwillingly, and torn from everything we knew. Hundreds of years later, to continue to be mistreated in a country we did not ask to be brought to is unfathomable. For me, this is the hardest part to follow. Look at the history-- how dare you.

Please do not be discouraged. A lot of us white people absolutely get what you are saying and are disgusted by the events that are occurring daily. I will never know your experience, but I can and will be alongside you to demand justice.

+1 No white people are perfect, but many of us will do our very best to be stalwart allies.

[Anonymous]

He cried out for his mother before dying. Horrific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an African American, this video doesn’t even disturb me. It’s to the point that it’s so natural. White people hate black people. Always will.

Same.

Just look at this thread. We have this video of a man being slowly murdered by a cop, clear as day, and yet there are still posters willing to make excuses.

We have video of the jogger being ambushed and murdered by a group of vigilantes, and posters wanted to talk about his outfit and "wait for the facts."

We have a video of a white woman breaking the law and threatening the black man who had the audacity to confront her with a cop-altercation. We hear her pretend to be breathless and hysterical as she cries for law enforcement to rescue her from the scary black man who offered her dog a treat. And yet posters want to know what happened before, question his motives, and stomp their feet about being called Karen.

My life doesn't matter to you. I get it. I'm so damn tired of this.

+1. The ironic part is that many whites seem to forget that we were dragged to this country unwillingly, and torn from everything we knew. Hundreds of years later, to continue to be mistreated in a country we did not ask to be brought to is unfathomable. For me, this is the hardest part to follow. Look at the history-- how dare you.

Please do not be discouraged. A lot of us white people absolutely get what you are saying and are disgusted by the events that are occurring daily. I will never know your experience, but I can and will be alongside you to demand justice.

+1 No white people are perfect, but many of us will do our very best to be stalwart allies.

+1 I am sure I do and say the wrong thing sometimes, PP, but I do care. Your life does matter to me.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone explain to me why this cop did t proceed to put him in the car? What was he waiting for, in theory?

I think he was waiting to feel like the man he was kneeling on was well and truly subdued. He thought his authority had been questioned, and he wanted to demonstrate his dominance over this man.

There were actually THREE of them on top of him. If that’s not being subdued, I don’t know what the hell is. I feel so hopeless and helpless about this. Our whole country is so rotten right now.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1MH5OzEyS1c