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

[Anonymous]

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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.

+2.

[Anonymous]

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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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

OMG when will this end??? There is literally nothing that will make you all see. If you can watch this video of this man being murdered and have it come out your mouth that this was not racism, there's no helping you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

Again, there were three of them on top of him. Three. Three men with guns, one of them with his knee on top of one man with no gun, begging for his life. What are you missing here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

Again, there were three of them on top of him. Three. Three men with guns, one of them with his knee on top of one man with no gun, begging for his life. What are you missing here?

Not to even mention... the police was called for the suspicion of a FORGED CHECK. A damn check! How on earth can anyone justify that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

Again, there were three of them on top of him. Three. Three men with guns, one of them with his knee on top of one man with no gun, begging for his life. What are you missing here?

Not to even mention... the police was called for the suspicion of a FORGED CHECK. A damn check! How on earth can anyone justify that?

Money > Lives, especially black ones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

Again, there were three of them on top of him. Three. Three men with guns, one of them with his knee on top of one man with no gun, begging for his life. What are you missing here?

Not to even mention... the police was called for the suspicion of a FORGED CHECK. A damn check! How on earth can anyone justify that?

Money > Lives, especially black ones

Nobody put their knee on the necks of bankers that crashed the economy letting bad mortgages. oh wait, they are white... carry on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

Yeah, I also get that this was more to due with the cop feeling as though his authority had been questioned. The bystanders telling the cop that the guy was in trouble only served to make that cop double down and refuse to take his knee off the man's neck.

There may have been a racial component to this, too. Not sure that's been established.

What exactly would "establish" a racial component for you? A white hood? Him calling him a n*gger? Why does it have to smack you in the face before you can call it what it is?

[Anonymous]

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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.

^^I’m a black woman, and I agree with every single word you typed.

I keep seeing George’s eyes bulging toward the end of his life—the terror all over his face, as he knew he was dying. It makes me physically sick.

[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.

^^This means so much to me. Sincerely, thank you!

[black woman]

[Anonymous]

There have been men thrown in jail for doing less to a dog. I don’t get how this is even a question. They should have been arrested on the spot.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Absolutely horrifying. WHY did that officer keep his knee on Floyd's neck, and for such a long period of time???? Even the bystanders could see that it was killing him!

[Anonymous]

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.

I don't. I promise you I truly do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t resist cops, don’t get pinned down.

Like the screaming gun toting guys at the courthouse in Minnesota?