[camaguey48]

What happened to him was so wrong and the four officers will be held accountable and locked up for life. Everyone is screaming for justice and it will be served through the courts, not on the streets. Stop the madness.

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy

The police had no idea what his record was when they murdered him. George Floyd was executed, without a fair trial, for what is reported as a counterfeit $20 bill.

You know this how? His record indicates he is well known by Police. Esp. the guy kneeling on his neck.

[DeafDeaf]

All of us carry around implicit biases and unconscious stereotypes in our heads. It’s part of being human. But when those biases go uninterrupted, they can cause real harm, like police officers hurting people of color who pose no threat or prosecutors seeking stiffer sentences for people of color charged with a crime than white defendants accused of the same conduct. Ensuring that people in law enforcement are trained to recognize and overcome their biases is essential to a system that upholds equal justice and keeps all communities safe.

[Joe C.]

George Floyd's death was NOT A TRAGEDY !!!
If a tornado wipes out an orphanage, a school full of children, or a hospital, etc., that's a tragedy.
When someone murders another, that is an ATROCITY.
When the Jews were put in concentration camps, that was an ATROCITY.

IMHO...a tragedy is when something bad happens that humans cannot control.
An atrocity is something bad that is done by an out of control human.

[kkeennyy]

Cop did not mean 2 kill him, But his continued criminal actions helped to get him in the mess he ended up in, Passing Countrfit Checks at the time of his arrest..............

[dlb8159@yahoo.com]

This is true....why is everyone making a martyr out of this man and burning and looting their own neighborhoods. Look in the past, most, not all are “thugs”. And they are not the great person they are portrayed to be.

[kkeennyy]

Well TUFF ??? His Record and his current wrong doings is why he is DEAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Dust Bunny

After seeing his photo and learning both he and the cop worked the same club as security red flags started popping up for me. No Iam not surprised he was a career criminal.

thats the part i cant figure out! george worked for a security co., & the cop did too. i'm sitting very quietly watching & waiting. i would not be surprised the cop knew it was george, yet continued the restraint on a cuffed suspect. maybe this can get a 1st degree murder charge if there's proof of a possible beef or conflict of interest

[jagdl]

No one deserves to lay in the street in handcuffs and be slowly deprived of blood and oxygen until you die while people stand around and watch. NO ONE. And it should not be condoned by anyone regardless of their personal circumstances.

[PugMom]

thank you. many define george with labels to deflect, i can say he was an EXAMPLE of extreme brutality.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by michtofla

Look up George Floyd’s police record. He was a career criminal and a thug. It was terrible the way he died but he was going to get it one way or another sooner or later!

It was terrible how he died. We were always told, don’t take the law in your hands & kill someone, I guess this peace maker thought he was ammuned to this. I better not say any more or TOTV will banned me from this website again. Have a great day!

[Twitchard]

This is not about George Floyd’s past. Similar to those like you upset about Colin K. Kneeling in peaceful protest for police brutality you’re completely missing the point.

[kathy1516]

Originally Posted by Rango

He was murdered by a police officer. His record does not matter

Floyd’s record might not matter but it’s disgusting how the media circus and the black civil rights leaders are front and center using his death to further divide the country. He was no hero and I find it offensive that he is being depicted as such.

[bobcat75]

I dont think anybody could help the Black person, I was incarcerated for a year and I was one of the 10% white. I talked to these people and had a 26 year old brag to me he was a gangster with 28 pages of criminal record starting at 6. Yes 6, he would go into the nearest 7/11 and steal a candy bar for himself. He would go home eating it when his MOM yelled at him for spending his money. He told his mom he stole it and it was free. She yelled at him for being selfish and not getting enough for the rest of the family. Next time he stole all he could and ran, This happned over 100 times. One kid was 5 when he was charged with murder, he told me he watched a guy kill another guy for a drug problem and when the murderer ran gave him the gun to hold for police. He was a minor and was released to a juvenule court with one year probation. I asked him if his family ever just leave the bad area and he told me, The Government offed new housing to any one wishing to leave. Noway the drug money was there easy money.Can we help NO WAY they like that life

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by PugMom

i can say he was an EXAMPLE of extreme brutality.

You are correct. It was brutal and uncalled for.

But also correct are those who point out George was a 4-time loser. He should not have been killed (I'd say manslaughter, not murder), and the cop needs to do some serious time.

Bottom line, the prisons are full of innocent good guys, at least if you ask them. I imagine the funny money story is true since no one has rebutted it and we are 2 weeks into this nightmare.