George Floyd Protests
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Unfortunately, for the 75 million or so Americans influenced by the GOP's white supremacist rhetoric, nothing remotely resembling "genius" applies.nicknyr15 said:
GOP could say whatever they want but it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.josevolution said:
Unfortunately I agree & the GOP will say we told you so !nicknyr15 said:
Not just that city. It’ll be last summer only worse. Multiple cities will burn.josevolution said:
He walks that city will burn down!tbergs said:It's unfortunate that so much is riding on this case, but it's not looking great.Chauvin jury to be told about 2019 body-cam video of police stopping FloydBy Washington Post Staff
Editor’s note: The video in this story contains graphic material.MINNEAPOLIS — In a victory for the defense, the judge overseeing the murder trial of Derek Chauvin will allow the former police officer’s attorney to tell the jury about a 2019 encounter between George Floyd and Minneapolis police where they allege Floyd exhibited behavior similar to his actions in the 2020 incident in which he died.Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill had previously barred Chauvin’s defense team from mentioning Floyd’s May 6, 2019, arrest — an incident for which Floyd was never formally charged — describing it as “irrelevant” to the criminal case in which Chauvin is charged in Floyd’s death.[FAQ: What you need to know about the trial]But days into jury selection for Chauvin’s trial, Cahill reversed himself after defense attorney Eric Nelson argued that Floyd’s documented drug use and behavior toward police in the 2019 incident are relevant to his central argument that it was Floyd’s health problems and the level of drugs in his system that killed him, not the pressure from Chauvin’s knee on his neck during the encounter on May 25, 2020.Still, Cahill put strict limits on what the defense can say and show to the jury about the 2019 incident, which was captured on police body camera video. In a written ruling, the judge said he would allow Chauvin’s defense to talk only about Floyd’s physical condition at the scene and present a two-minute clip of video showing his arrest — a decision that prosecutors strongly opposed, saying it is an attempt to taint Floyd’s character in the minds of the jurors.The previous encounter occurred after Minneapolis police, acting on an informant’s tip, stopped a car in which Floyd was riding. Body camera footage filed as evidence in the case last fall shows Floyd did not immediately comply with police requests to put his hands on the dashboard and that he appeared to be swallowing pills. The officers on the scene responded aggressively — one pointed a gun and another brandished a stun gun — as they tried to get Floyd out of the car, prompting Floyd to begin crying and begging officers not to shoot him.Unlike in the 2020 incident — which ultimately ended with Floyd restrained on the ground — the 2019 arrest de-escalated quickly. Within moments, Floyd complied and was placed into a squad car without resistance. Later, while in custody, Floyd told officers he was addicted to painkillers and had swallowed as many as eight tablets of Percocet — a powerful prescription narcotic. Police called an ambulance, and emergency workers who arrived at the scene were so concerned about Floyd’s elevated blood pressure that they thought he was on the verge of having a heart attack, according to transcripts filed in evidence last fall.Nelson has described the 2019 and 2020 incidents as “remarkably similar” and has argued that the previous arrest is relevant because of newly discovered evidence in the Chauvin case — including fragments of chewed-up pills containing methamphetamine and Floyd’s DNA that were discovered in a January search of the squad car into which Chauvin and the other three officers at the scene had attempted to put Floyd.Chauvin’s attorney had sought to argue that Floyd’s similar emotional reaction to the police in the 2019 case showed he had a “modus operandi” when confronted by officers — but Cahill ruled that was not relevant. But he did agree with Nelson that the incident was relevant in that it offers proof of how Floyd’s body responded to drugs he admitted he had taken.Last summer, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker formally declared Floyd’s death a homicide, listing “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression” as the cause of death. Baker later told the FBI that Floyd’s heart and lungs stopped “due to the combined effects of his health problems as well as the exertion and restraint involved in Floyd’s interaction with police before being on the ground” — a finding the defense says it will vigorously challenge.
And if we continue to have a legal system that perpetuates white supremacy, then, yes, I would hope that those with a conscience and the wherewithal continue to attempt burn the whole fucking thing down!
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✅dankind said:
Unfortunately, for the 75 million or so Americans influenced by the GOP's white supremacist rhetoric, nothing remotely resembling "genius" applies.nicknyr15 said:
GOP could say whatever they want but it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.josevolution said:
Unfortunately I agree & the GOP will say we told you so !nicknyr15 said:
Not just that city. It’ll be last summer only worse. Multiple cities will burn.josevolution said:
He walks that city will burn down!tbergs said:It's unfortunate that so much is riding on this case, but it's not looking great.Chauvin jury to be told about 2019 body-cam video of police stopping FloydBy Washington Post Staff
Editor’s note: The video in this story contains graphic material.MINNEAPOLIS — In a victory for the defense, the judge overseeing the murder trial of Derek Chauvin will allow the former police officer’s attorney to tell the jury about a 2019 encounter between George Floyd and Minneapolis police where they allege Floyd exhibited behavior similar to his actions in the 2020 incident in which he died.Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill had previously barred Chauvin’s defense team from mentioning Floyd’s May 6, 2019, arrest — an incident for which Floyd was never formally charged — describing it as “irrelevant” to the criminal case in which Chauvin is charged in Floyd’s death.[FAQ: What you need to know about the trial]But days into jury selection for Chauvin’s trial, Cahill reversed himself after defense attorney Eric Nelson argued that Floyd’s documented drug use and behavior toward police in the 2019 incident are relevant to his central argument that it was Floyd’s health problems and the level of drugs in his system that killed him, not the pressure from Chauvin’s knee on his neck during the encounter on May 25, 2020.Still, Cahill put strict limits on what the defense can say and show to the jury about the 2019 incident, which was captured on police body camera video. In a written ruling, the judge said he would allow Chauvin’s defense to talk only about Floyd’s physical condition at the scene and present a two-minute clip of video showing his arrest — a decision that prosecutors strongly opposed, saying it is an attempt to taint Floyd’s character in the minds of the jurors.The previous encounter occurred after Minneapolis police, acting on an informant’s tip, stopped a car in which Floyd was riding. Body camera footage filed as evidence in the case last fall shows Floyd did not immediately comply with police requests to put his hands on the dashboard and that he appeared to be swallowing pills. The officers on the scene responded aggressively — one pointed a gun and another brandished a stun gun — as they tried to get Floyd out of the car, prompting Floyd to begin crying and begging officers not to shoot him.Unlike in the 2020 incident — which ultimately ended with Floyd restrained on the ground — the 2019 arrest de-escalated quickly. Within moments, Floyd complied and was placed into a squad car without resistance. Later, while in custody, Floyd told officers he was addicted to painkillers and had swallowed as many as eight tablets of Percocet — a powerful prescription narcotic. Police called an ambulance, and emergency workers who arrived at the scene were so concerned about Floyd’s elevated blood pressure that they thought he was on the verge of having a heart attack, according to transcripts filed in evidence last fall.Nelson has described the 2019 and 2020 incidents as “remarkably similar” and has argued that the previous arrest is relevant because of newly discovered evidence in the Chauvin case — including fragments of chewed-up pills containing methamphetamine and Floyd’s DNA that were discovered in a January search of the squad car into which Chauvin and the other three officers at the scene had attempted to put Floyd.Chauvin’s attorney had sought to argue that Floyd’s similar emotional reaction to the police in the 2019 case showed he had a “modus operandi” when confronted by officers — but Cahill ruled that was not relevant. But he did agree with Nelson that the incident was relevant in that it offers proof of how Floyd’s body responded to drugs he admitted he had taken.Last summer, Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Andrew Baker formally declared Floyd’s death a homicide, listing “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression” as the cause of death. Baker later told the FBI that Floyd’s heart and lungs stopped “due to the combined effects of his health problems as well as the exertion and restraint involved in Floyd’s interaction with police before being on the ground” — a finding the defense says it will vigorously challenge.
And if we continue to have a legal system that perpetuates white supremacy, then, yes, I would hope that those with a conscience and the wherewithal continue to attempt burn the whole fucking thing down!Scio me nihil scire
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Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.0
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I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.
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Cool. That’s your opinion. I think it’s bullshit. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. I don’t think anyone has the right to destroy or steal property that doesn’t belong to them under any circumstancesdankind said:
I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.https://youtu.be/STSkGSTMr9YPost edited by nicknyr15 on0 -
Can we all at least agree that three rights make a left?I SAW PEARL JAM0
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Yeah, because peaceful protests are always work and it’s always the protestors that instigate the rioting.nicknyr15 said:
Cool. That’s your opinion. I think it’s bullshit. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. I don’t think anyone has the right to destroy or steal property that doesn’t belong to them under any circumstancesdankind said:
I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.https://youtu.be/STSkGSTMr9Y
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Where’s the proof that violent looting and destroying businesses that have nothing to do with the situation work? If you want to say that cops instigate the rioting 100% of the time, cool. Do they also instigate the looting? Cmon.DewieCox said:
Yeah, because peaceful protests are always work and it’s always the protestors that instigate the rioting.nicknyr15 said:
Cool. That’s your opinion. I think it’s bullshit. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. I don’t think anyone has the right to destroy or steal property that doesn’t belong to them under any circumstancesdankind said:
I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.https://youtu.be/STSkGSTMr9Y0 -
I’m not saying it’s the best solution or the preferable route but I think beating people over the head with “look how fucked up our country is” is sure as hell going to get a lot farther than listening to a bunch of people saying “I’m not racist, I have a black friend” or “he should’ve complied”
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the guy that vandalized that auto zone and started the violence was not BLM. if i remember correctly he was an off duty cop or some sort for responder dressed like BLM protester.nicknyr15 said:
Where’s the proof that violent looting and destroying businesses that have nothing to do with the situation work? If you want to say that cops instigate the rioting 100% of the time, cool. Do they also instigate the looting? Cmon.DewieCox said:
Yeah, because peaceful protests are always work and it’s always the protestors that instigate the rioting.nicknyr15 said:
Cool. That’s your opinion. I think it’s bullshit. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. I don’t think anyone has the right to destroy or steal property that doesn’t belong to them under any circumstancesdankind said:
I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.https://youtu.be/STSkGSTMr9Y"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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my bad. he was a white supremacist dressed as BLM protestor. difficult to keep all of these events straight in my memory. sorry for the false infogimmesometruth27 said:
the guy that vandalized that auto zone and started the violence was not BLM. if i remember correctly he was an off duty cop or some sort for responder dressed like BLM protester.nicknyr15 said:
Where’s the proof that violent looting and destroying businesses that have nothing to do with the situation work? If you want to say that cops instigate the rioting 100% of the time, cool. Do they also instigate the looting? Cmon.DewieCox said:
Yeah, because peaceful protests are always work and it’s always the protestors that instigate the rioting.nicknyr15 said:
Cool. That’s your opinion. I think it’s bullshit. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. I don’t think anyone has the right to destroy or steal property that doesn’t belong to them under any circumstancesdankind said:
I would guess that most here aren’t affected by "these unfortunate situations" that can lead a person to burn down, loot, and riot.nicknyr15 said:Are you literally saying burn it down? I just can’t understand that. I guess most here aren’t affected by the actual burning down and looting and rioting that follow these unfortunate situations.
And that's why you/they can't understand.https://youtu.be/STSkGSTMr9Y
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/28/896515022/minneapolis-police-reportedly-identify-viral-umbrella-man-as-white-supremacist
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And damn all those rioting and looting black protestors.
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give them water while on line. because fuck that racist ass new law.Halifax2TheMax said:What does anyone here suggest the soon to be disenfranchised black communities of Georgia do? Go out and vote?"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Florida is actually trying to ban that now, too!gimmesometruth27 said:
give them water while on line. because fuck that racist ass new law.Halifax2TheMax said:What does anyone here suggest the soon to be disenfranchised black communities of Georgia do? Go out and vote?
Hate minds think alike!
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I didn’t say anything about black or white. With you it’s always a race competition of who acts shittier. For me a shit person is a shit person.Halifax2TheMax said:And damn all those rioting and looting black protestors.
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