Normal Rob
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[News] George Floyd trial
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My selfish mandate?
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Hmmm?
September 2020...
...and November 2019.
Two incidents in 10 months in a city of ca. 9 Million people?
"Stabathon"?
Feeling a bit hysterical today?
KeithDublin
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tinky ****in winky
to be brutally honest an overweight ,dim witted copper pulls over a service man and decides for no apparent reason to mace the **** out of his head , at least he didn't shoot him but for **** sake what is wrong with the system in America where Mr .potatopeople are turned lose with firearms to police people who aren't really doing anything wrong ......??
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tinky ****in winky
Weststander
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Chauvin declines the right to testify at his trial!
Interesting development........reading the body language the judge seemed to be trying to at least suggest to him that maybe wasn't the best idea......
Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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There are so many nasty bullies in the US police. It’s the bad parts of the whole culture of much of America (arrogance, controlling, non-empathetic) that seems to come out in all these bellends.
Sheebo
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From the description of body camera and audio that sounds like it could well have been a genuine mistake tbh. Of course we’d need full facts and footage. Of course, t he fact he’s black and officer is white has nothing to do with it as this stage as far as we know, but is jumped straight on. Best to wait and see before bringing such horrendous claims into it in my opinion. Very sad story regardless.
1066familyman
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Fecking great big mistake to make though, eh.
Sheebo
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Hell yeh. Seems very sad given she was a veteran of the service and he was so young too.
dadams2k11
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Regardless of his, or anyones history, they don't derserve to have a police man kneel on his neck and kill him. He was still on his neck 2 minutes odd, after they couldn't find a pulse.
If I were to put myself in her position. After she shot him she said " I just shot him "
Putting myself in that position. If I shot him by mistake. I think I I might have said " Oh shit. I have just shot him " . Or " oh my god, I just shot him. "
Miximate
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Derek Bentley 'Let him have it" ....its how you choose to interpret it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Let_Him_Have_It_(UK_film).jpg
Weststander
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Floyd was quickly pacified and restrained, he posed no danger.
His past by that point was completely irrelevant.
As several law and order expert witnesses have stated in the stand, including a senior detective in the Minneapolis force for 35 years, once handcuffed, the number one responsibility of Chauvin was a duty of care towards Chauvin.
1066familyman
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Directly copied from that NYTimes article I posted earlier:
A clip of Officer Potter’s body camera video released by the Brooklyn Center Police Department shows the police trying to handcuff Mr. Wright before he lurches suddenly back into his car. The video then shows Officer Potter’s arm aiming a weapon as her voice shouts “Taser! Taser! Taser!” on the audio.
She fires one round, Mr. Wright groans in pain and Officer Potter can then be heard to cry, “Holy shit, I just shot him.”
half time scores
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Its not confined to the Afro American population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kelly_Thomas
Beggars belief that the police officers were acquitted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kelly_Thomas
Beggars belief that the police officers were acquitted.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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For me, the battle against injustice has always been primarily one of class and not race. Police brutality in black countries illustrates this point well enough.
However, the historical context of the USA means that race will always be a major factor too.
That story you linked is absolutely tragic. Like you say, beggars belief that the police officers were acquitted.
Edit: On reflection, I should add more detail really. My tendency to prioritise class over race probably comes from my own lived experience.
In truth, I feel, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and her theory of Intersectionality actually hits the nail bang on the head when all said and done.
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beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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the late George Floyd is not on trial.