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Originally Posted by graciegirl
What makes me very sad is that this is making a lot of people think all law enforcement are unfair and brutal. I have observed on Live PD Law Enforcement holding people with their knee to the neck as these people were trying to escape, kicking and hitting the officers and were actively trying to harm law enforcement. I think that restraining someone with a knee to the neck is common practice. It appears brutal but perhaps necessary in many situations. I too wonder if this man WAS in handcuffs?? If he was, was he still attempting to kick or escape? I know that every law enforcement officer is not perfect. But their job is to restrain and to arrest. Did this man die because of his air flow being cut off? Or were there other factors? Had he taken drugs? If so could that have killed him? To me some things are crystal clear, such as the men killing the man in Georgia. We cannot be judge and jury to anyone. That was a LYNCHING to me, pure and simple. I am just asking people who know. What happened before the picture that we see of the police officer kneeling on his neck? I hope I am not being racist. I have seen many, many white men restrained with a knee to the neck. I watch Live PD. a lot.
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Yes, he was cuffed behind his back, but he was strong and trying to get up or roll away. He had already done that several times. Most of the cop’s weight was on his other knee, not on his neck. People who can’t breathe usually don’t keep talking. You are right about this being a common hold-down gonebad. You are right about letting the investigation take its course.