It reminded me of Princess Diana's funeral.

Thanks for your clear and wise comment.

Even though the officer's record may have something to do with answering questions about how heavy handed he is with suspects, that does not change or affect Floyd's criminality or his record. Floyd obviously "condemned" himself.

I am disappointed that FOX cable broadcasted the funeral of the thug. When I was flipping the channel for some entertainment to view, I hesitated on FOX thinking that some important politician had passed and was being honored. What a joke! Bet Capt Dorn's funeral will not be televised. I can understand when the liberal media makes a big deal out of this pathetic exploitation, but FOX? Unbelievable!

Wonder you paid for it. May tell us a lot.

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So I watched the video and yes, I'm outraged at the total lack of compassion and humanity from these police officers.

I thought it was the funeral for President Kennedy. Only in America can a thug, druggy felon be treated like the leader of the world. Where will they put his statue? Will they will be naming schools after him?

Drama? I guess you never attended many Irish Catholic funerals then.

Oh, thanks … which button do you press to eliminate expensive funerals for thugs, again? It's been a while since I've used one of these :ohdear:

Fred

So why didn’t that story make the national news? Why didn’t the national networks pick up that story? Because it doesn’t fit their narrative of racism & and disproportionate police brutality against blacks. Two things the media want to promote, because it gets them ratings. But if you take the time to look at the actual statistics you will see that it is a false narrative.

I often wonder how the pregnant woman who was robbed with the gun pointing at her stomach feels. I wonder what she would say? I wonder if she is still frightened? I would like to know more about what happened that day, but the archives online have been "cleaned". I could not even find George Floyd's mugshots.

It doesn't have anything to do with George Floyd's funeral as stated above, but he was honored as a hero and the truth is that no one would want their son or daughter to have four felonies and to serve time for each of them.

Certainly, ethical people can see that causing death during an arrest is a horrible thing, but I would like to see the tapes of exactly why the ruckus in the car and the other ones too blocked out. I wonder if we will ever know if he possibly did have intoxicants that were lethal. The knee on neck is used with justification, I think, on people who will not allow themselves to be restrained. Sometimes they continue fighting even with handcuffs. They struggle to their knees and kick and writhe. Especially those high on some drugs. I can't see that this incident was racist. The knee on neck is used with all those resisting arrest violently. It is used a lot and hasn't stopped the passage of air to the lungs or caused a person to stop breathing in thousands and thousands of usage. I am just trying to be fair but I know I will be viewed as racist. I hope I am not.

Thank you for your eloquent reply, I would not have been so nice. His criminal record means nothing, he was murdered by that policeman, period.
We must stop the needless killing of black and brown people, if we don't, what we see now will continue.

If they are actually stupid enough to de-fund the police, the murder and mayhem will result in many more being killed by soldiers as they try to get control back. Same will happen if they handcuff the police too much with restrictions. I really don't know why anyone would want to be a cop in this madness.

Any single one of them...that changes the channel of course. :ho:

It's hard to even comprehend the vitriol/anger/hatred/whining, coming from those that didn't pay a cent for the funeral...and could have easily avoided watching it. :oops:

Well, not TOTALLY incomprehensible...I guess. :ohdear:

Agree!!!!!!!!!

Here, Here!! Elequent reply and a great synopsys of the event. Congratulations.
It is only unfortunate that those who become upset at a White death, cannot seem to bring themselves to be equally so over a Black death.
All deaths are tragic.

If the British had just controlled the Colonist a little better, or the Colonist had peacefully protested we'd still be living in British territory.

Floyd didn't deserve to die in the way he did, and neither did he deserve the adoration and funeral that he got. A made for media even that proves Black Lies Matter. Shame on our leaders for kneeling down and refusing to take a stand against this political nonsense.

:ohdear: You're a little late.....it happened last year. What the hell let's go out today and express our outrage. I could use a new pair of sneakers..... maybe you need a new T.V. :rolleyes:

TRUTH! :thumbup:

Your lack of sensitivity to funerals in the black community is showing. If you had ever attended one, you would know that this one was much like every other one in the community. You also obviously did not know that the man killed and the man that murdered him were both employed by the same nightclub as security and did not get along in that setting. Floyd objected to Chauvin's aggressive tactics. Murder 1 could be argued. Floyd had some issues with drugs and crime but had turned his life in a better direction until this incident.

when I read post I don't like I just ignore it. Try it sometimes. :popcorn:

And how did that "poor" family pay for that extravagant GOLD coffin?

Defunding he police is not he solution. ANARCHY will follow and IS NO SOLUTION AT ALL.

I was wondering when this would come up.

I would be interested to see the final tab for the entire funeral and who paid for it.

A good follow the money project.

You are so right. Right after the killing of George Floyd I believe the public was 100% in agreement in condemnation of his killing. I saw not one person that supported the officer responsible and still don’t. Yet the reaction by looting and burning and the condemnation of all police has caused a wedge that will last a decade or more. Now even those that condemned Floyd’s killing have animosity toward the whole thing. Oh, and those that make their living off the decisiveness (Al Sharpton, Black Lives Matter, etc) have now received another decade in which they can shake down corporations with threats and boycotts if they don’t get what they want and unfortunately the corporations and sports leagues, etc will capitulate which just encourages more. If you give in to a bully you will never stop their demands.

Methamphetamine and Fentanyl was found during his autopsy by both physicians, the one for the state and the one for the family.

Can you link us to the interchange between Floyd and Chauvin at the nightclub where they were both employed? I can't find a trace of that. It must have been removed from on line sources for some reason.

I read this thread with aplomb ... because the character of the dead man is not relevant to the discussion of how we as a society should view this situation. The police are not the problem. And yet I hope the policies of the police forces can be the solution. I read that this technique of subduing a man was used 244 times in Minneapolis over the past three years (with 16 deaths). Perhaps there is another technique ... other than kneeling on a handcuffed man's neck until he passes out. I hope so.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather paid for George Floyd's funeral.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is paying for George Floyd's funeral - CBS News

BTW.....have you read George Floyd's autopsy (not the one done by the families request)? I haven't read the entire report but hubby read to me the "interesting" parts.

And we need to address systematic racism. I am a classic example of white privilege. Poor white trouble maker growing up to a single mom. Running on the streets of South Jersey, police turned a blind eye too many times, instead moving on to the black neighborhood to make a collar because that's what all the white people wanted to hear that we were keeping those reckless trouble maker blacks in line. It's horrible and it's true, the system is absolutely designed to suppress the black people. Discrimination is real, I've witnessed white people not hire a more qualified candidate because of his/her skin color, or pick the white candidate because he was someone's friend. And this wasn't some local mom and pop company I'm talking US Government hiring. We have a systematic racism problem in the US that needs to be addressed.

I'm actually glad the show COPS has been taken off the air, I hope LIVE PD follows, as these shows perpetuate the problem of systematic racism.

I'm wondering the same thing, where will they build the George Floyd statue. Probably have him wearing a suit and tie with a briefcase in his hand or maybe even better, riding a horse in military uniform. Pointing out toward a new horizon. I'm sure Oprah will pay for it, or the mayor of minneapolis will have the taxpayers there pay for it. Then we'll have a national holiday every year in June on a monday, George Floyd Day.

https://m.hindustantimes.com/rf/imag...241376e8f9.jpg

Seems "Thug" is the word of the day, hmmm wonder where got started. You can always tell who watches Fox Faux News.

Back up your post with actual facts. Let’s see the statistics that support your narrative.

I think everyone agrees the Police need to be REFORMED and DEMILITARIZED and not DEFUNDED, so glad to have your attention on this subject now, let move forward and take action to make these reforms to eliminate systematic racism.

People don't like things being shoved down their throat. Multi city funerals. Final mile in a horse drawn carriage. Over the top for sure. That does not negate the horror of his death. But saying this man that has committed some despicable acts , "changed the world " is pandering to a select group and leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Open a web browser and go to the Southern Poverty Law Center as a start

I agree. You stated it well.

Agreed! Somewhere in this thread someone stated something to the effect "I can't believe they showed this over the top funeral on Fox News, how dare Fox News for airing it" or something like that. Well that person needs to understand that you were being manipulated by Fox News for the exact purpose your here making these comments. Fox News knew it would absolutely drive their viewers to anger, especially when they run a ticket below the video saying something like "thug and felon gets princess Diana funeral" or whatever other nonsense to get people fired up.

List them please. Not the website of some ultra left hate group that has plenty of problems of its own...

“ The SPLC has its own troubles
These shameful secrets are no longer hidden in shadows. The New York Times, Politico, NPR and a host of other mainstream publications are reporting on the corruption and widening credibility gap. The SPLC dismissed its co-founder in March, and its president has resigned amidst numerous claims of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and racism within the organization — a parade of disgraces that vividly force the conclusion: The SPLC is hollow, rotten and failing at the very virtues it pretends to celebrate.”

OR.........they are presenting it the way most people think/feel!?!?