Originally Posted by Scorpyo (Post 1781303)

Everyone knows that once a suspect is on the ground and his hands are cuffed behind his back then he is restrained and the knee to the neck is unnecessary because there is nothing he can do and the police that are restraining him are no longer in any danger. Isn't that true? Watch this video which we've never seen on TV.

Handcuffed Man Kicks New York City Police Officer Onto Subway Tracks During Arrest - YouTube

If a train was coming, instead of suffering some broken bones, she would not be here today but I'm sure we would not have heard anything about it.

Originally Posted by Hogfan55 (Post 1781230)

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.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1781498)

Looting is always Bad. Can negate the strength of a lawful, peaceful protest.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1781481)

Prior to being The Police chief of Minneapolis, in his job for three years, Arradondo sued the department for unfair racial treatment and together with three other officers won 740,000 dollars. Before being police chief he was head of "the Internal Affairs Unit responsible for investigation of allegations of officer misconduct".

Here is what Wikipedia says about him;

Medaria Arradondo - Wikipedia

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1781498)

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1781510)

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1781477)

I find it uncommon that many of the attendees didn't even know George Floyd. The person who paid for the funeral had never even met him. Funerals that I have attended never lasted more than a hour or so. And, the eulogy was delivered by a close friend or relative, or someone who at least knew the deceased, not a national controversal figure. This was not a common funeral.

Originally Posted by 600th Photo Sq (Post 1781509)

Originally Posted by banjobob (Post 1781441)

I think this whole deal is staged ,not his death but all protests and phony outrage ,and "Black Lives Matter" scam

Originally Posted by 600th Photo Sq (Post 1780936)

Originally Posted by Ginpappas (Post 1780951)

A man was murdered on video in broad daylight for possibly passing a phony 20 bill. He was not currently in jail, there was no warrant for his arrest - he was a free man in a vehicle. He was then handcuffed and sat against a wall, after a struggle in the back seat of a police cruiser he was taken out of the car and laid on the ground where he then had a knee placed on his neck for 8 min and 46 sec until he died. That is murder at the hands of a corrupt, criminal cop who had many many complaints brought against him. But you want to talk about George Floyd's criminal record only... How interesting. I can appreciate you thought it was over the top and dramatic but this death was the straw that broke the camels back in this country and we may finally see some real change. Just another opinion.

Originally Posted by Ginpappas (Post 1780951)

A man was murdered on video in broad daylight for possibly passing a phony 20 bill. He was not currently in jail, there was no warrant for his arrest - he was a free man in a vehicle. He was then handcuffed and sat against a wall, after a struggle in the back seat of a police cruiser he was taken out of the car and laid on the ground where he then had a knee placed on his neck for 8 min and 46 sec until he died. That is murder at the hands of a corrupt, criminal cop who had many many complaints brought against him. But you want to talk about George Floyd's criminal record only... How interesting. I can appreciate you thought it was over the top and dramatic but this death was the straw that broke the camels back in this country and we may finally see some real change. Just another opinion.

Originally Posted by VillageLiberal (Post 1781538)

See, now that just sounds racist. Black folks can't live in nice neighborhoods.