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

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

New video shows he was not resisting arrest. The murderous cop lied.

Why do you believe a murderer over a black guy?

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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.

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

I don’t hate you either and I will do everything in my power to fight for you.
—-white woman

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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.

Also his politeness and respect toward the officers: "Officer, please..." It's sickening, shameful, and heartbreaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He cried out for his mother before dying. Horrific.

omg, I just can't. That officer and his enablers better rot in jail!

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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.

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

I don’t hate you either and I will do everything in my power to fight for you.
—-white woman

It's all well and good for you all to say this from behind your computer screens, but please actually take it out into the world. Confront your biases, and make others confront theirs. Don't sit quietly when your older relatives say and do racist sh!t. Use your power to say and do the things that can't safely do! Believe us when we tell you something is racist. Don't question our experiences. Don't require black victims to be perfect people for them to matter. Don't try to silence conversations about race that make you uncomfortable. Understand that when you get tired of hearing about it and talking about, that it's 10x as exhausting LIVING IT.

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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?

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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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

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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.

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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

Blindly ignoring historical context and refusing to accept any racism that isn't accompanied by white hoods and overt declarations is part of the systemic racism that allows this to continue.

[Anonymous]

I work in a law firm that deals primarily with police and fire matters. Two of our attorneys are also police officers. Another is a retired cop and racist. I've heard them defend cops who were clearly in the wrong. We were talking about this at lunch and every single one of them said this was murder and completely indefensible.

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What is the earliest that we may hear about charges/arrests?

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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.

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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

Wow. I can't even with people like you. My heart goes out to this man and his family.

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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.

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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

Blindly ignoring historical context and refusing to accept any racism that isn't accompanied by white hoods and overt declarations is part of the systemic racism that allows this to continue.

Actually, racism, itself, involves painting people with a broad brush based on stereotypes. So, whether this particular officer is actually a racist or not, YOU ARE.

[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.

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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

Blindly ignoring historical context and refusing to accept any racism that isn't accompanied by white hoods and overt declarations is part of the systemic racism that allows this to continue.

Actually, racism, itself, involves painting people with a broad brush based on stereotypes. So, whether this particular officer is actually a racist or not, YOU ARE.

Racism is far more complicated than that. Educate yourself.

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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.

I'm saying that I can look at the video and see with my own eyes that what that cop did was indefensible. I do not know WHY he did it. I know nothing of his personal or work history. For all you know, he may have done this before. In fact, my guess is that this was not his first time. If the person he did it to before happened to be white, would you still think that this incident was due to racism or would you think that this cop has a major anger problem when suspects question his authority?

I totally believe in holding this guy accountable for what he did. But I have yet to see the evidence that this was done for racist motives. If you can point out something that he says or does that is overtly racist please feel free to do so.

Wow. I can't even with people like you. My heart goes out to this man and his family.

It's not enough this police officer killed this man, you have to turn his death into a reason to call all white police officers racists. That's the thing that gets me.

People can kill people for all sorts of reasons that have nothing to do with race. IF it turns out this particular cop's crime was, in fact, motivated by his own racist views that is one thing. So far, that has not been proven one way or the other. I'm sure that the truth will come out, though.