'If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing': Mayor faces backlash over George Floyd comments

  • 📰 The Independent
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 1 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 4%
  • Publisher: 59%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

City board votes unanimously asking for Hal Marx’s resignation

Flowers, signs and balloons are left near a makeshift memorial to George Floyd near the spot where he diedAFP via GettyMINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 27: A man is tended to after sustaining an injury from a projectile shot by police outside the 3rd Police Precinct building on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

a man saying Im dying is living at that moment, even if he dies after a second.

Looks like he hasn’t missed a meal

Phil Oches: 'Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of.' racists RacistTrump

What a disgraceful thing to say!

Fat fuck

....only up until the point you're not!

Let's try on him then

Evil Asshole of the highest order. Too many of this kind is around. There’ll become a time when they will have to hide and run. History is on the side of good.

This mayor could participate in the reconstitution of the crime playing the role of Mr. Floyd and calling the same policeman to put the same pressure on the neck so that it can be seen that whoever speaks is a sign that he breathes.Have the courage to repeat the full scene, sir!

I think this idiot would know the difference if he got my knee on his windpipe, there's no excuse for this type of racist comment

😡😊

It's the easiest things to say when you are struggling to breath. To say 'Excuse me officer but you're crushing my windpipe. Please release your kneecap as soon as possible' uses a little more breath to which he had little of.

He rushed to judgement himself as there's footage showing that Floyd wasn't resisting and it wasn't just one cop kneeling on him either. CNN

Twat.

So much is wrong in the world....time to change it.

That's pure Ku Klux Klan the klansman might not wear white hoods and robes but they are there in every walk of life still killing black people just like they always did!!

American society reopened too early so Covid 19 will be stalking his useless fat ass. It won't be long before he meets his maker, he is a prime candidate being over 45 and morbidly obese. That kind of racism will be dealt by the person down below with demons pitchfork ready.

He's part of the problem. Can someone put a knee on his neck for 8 minutes and let's hear what he says. 😡

Make America in deep shit again.

This is what Trumps vile legacy will be long after he goes: the acceptance of Racism as a normal part of US life and endorsed by many of its far right leaders that the American public voted in! TrumpIsAnIdiot TrumpDeathToll100K

True, but the knee on his neck was still the primary cause of death. He's not breathing now is he!

Incredibly pedantic - so he would find it more acceptable that it was happening if he said ‘I’m struggling to breathe’?! Situations like this just bring out the inherently racist in America, and unfortunately, there’s a lot in position of power.

Where’s his pointy hat

If you say you can’t bear Trump you are bearing him aren’t you? BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!!!

That's basically what 111 said to me when I was suffering with Covid 😵

If he had a neck we could gladly test his theory.

Racist Mayor let’s give him his correct title

Or, they're exhaling for the final time. That ain't breathing. Even corpses exhale.

The ignorance is quite stunning

How did this guy get into office?

There is a real difference between freely breathing and just air enough to say ‘I can’t breath’. This mayor is so wrong and when looking at him he’s wrong in many aspects......!

Looks like he struggles to breathe through that neck fat

mmusJu Vile creature, how do these get to have power. They make the world a nasty place.

He is an ‘elected by people’ Mayor! Something is wrong with elections, isn’t it ?

What a revolting specimen of humanity Hal Marks is. Ignorant beyond belief. No more need be said.

Abhorrent!

Barely breathing. It's a cry for help before you die of lack of air. Last breath and attempt to get help.

He can prove the claim by having someone of his BMI with his body weight, knee on his neck, if they can find his neck, for the same length of time. 🤔

Stupid

Look at the outcome. GeorgeFloyd couldn't breathe and he ended up dead. So your point is completely false, and disrespectful to his memory.

America is terrifying at the moment

Disgusting man. He should be sacked as well, for leading a bunch of white supremacy racists.

They are all so evil , just awful

A human life was taken, somehow 'protect and serve' meant 'getting confident enough to torture & murder a person in public 'w/c is just unreal & nw this? I just cant with this people!

Is he racist? Think so

I think partisanship to a group, be it political party, race, gender, religion etc comes from 1 thing, EGO. It makes ppl think they’re right (even when they not). This guy needs to check his ego because he is most definitely wrong! Fact he can’t see it shows how partisan he is.

jailHalMarx

I bet you if we flip him in his back, all that fat will suffocate him he can’t even say he can’t breathe.

Would he agree to being suffocated in the same manner? We can test his theory. I don’t think he would somehow...

So people who shout Help I’m drowning in the water should just be ignored.

Can we try a test to see if this mayor is right. He can lie flat on the ground, a person of the same proportional weight puts their knee into his neck for 5 mins and let’s see what happens.

An ignorant and inhumane statement.

Too much Waffle House may cause brain damage.

what nonsense

You would be aware that you are having difficulty breathing surely? Unbelievable

George had trouble breathing unti death . It’s Europeans like this that has screwed up the country.

This Dufus didn’t pass his college entrance exam. He paid for it and still failed.

He shouldn’t be mayor of a port- a -toilet

I think the American Police need to review thier arrest methods otherwise mor people will die, if the police don’t hold themselves to a higher authority then you have a real problem , but America has real problems

Well kkk member

Yes we have a lot of ignorant racist republicans in this country

Apparently this mayor missed the film 'Mississippi Burning'. True Story. Didn't end well for some, did it Mr. Mayor?

I am sure you would not say the same if you were in that situation. Just forget the race thing and place yourself in that scenario.

rush to judgement, wrong call on arrest, the evidence will show he had underlying conditions, that led to his passing, it was called wrong life style, a soldier cries on the field for his mother,what was his interest with the police, oh yeah black lives bullshit.

I mean, he’s not wrong... at that point though, the knee should’ve been removed!!! Still not excusable!! Every training vid says BE AWARE & CAUTIOUS to PREVENT positional asfyxiation caused by body weight being focused on the guys chest!!!DUH!!! murderouscop

another henious official acting evil.

Did he pretend to die too?

Stop reporting these. Now they’re doing it for coverage. Duh.

You had me at Mississippi

It’s a wonder that monstrosity can breathe. Probably spent most of his savings on c-pap paraphernalia.

Wrong, i have been a rapper since a young age and i can speak with nearly no breath

Time and time again, this myth has been dispelled yet here it is again 👺

TrumpLiesAmericansDie

Isn't that what Eric Garner said.

American society is getting so violent and aggressive. You guys accept it from your President so it's free for all. And the world is watching and drawing its conclusions.

You’re a racist

mmusJu He’ll be dead of morbid obesity soon everycloud

WTF

Morbidly obese man has no idea what a blood choke is. All the grapplers know what I'm talking about.

ignis_fatum he is entitled 2 his opinion. he is also at best, an idiot. at worst, only he knows...

davestewart4444

Alt right! Racism!

Ridiculously Coward Lying!!

There is no Circle in Hell where this man will burn hard enough

That's exactly the kind of comment America needs right now isn't it? 🤬

I’d queue up to kneel on this guy. See how he feels about it then.

Stupid man.

Effing Bastard. He might as well have murdered himself. Nonsense.

for myself most of the t.v. program audio signature big problem movies radio hyperspace. Hardly can watch the news or god shopping with those c-loud loud audio signatures at most stores. Then they even get anger at one for nought danzing to the beat. danze macabre, god is dead

What a shame this all is on us All!

iliasbaddouch hadi lekher !!!

🤯🤯🤯

This mayor is either stupid or racist or both. JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

Gross. What a gross way to be.

Until you aren’t

It's shocking how stupid someone can be or get

Is this scumbag willing to be the first test subject of a trial study?

Backlash?

His fat neck means he cannot be inturbated - so there is thst

What Hal Marks meant to say: 'I'm an overt racist'

If you're jumping from a plane at 30,000 feet without a parachute, you're still alive...

Why would a UK mag give this backwater the time of day?

Ask a Irish,but then again duh,we have done battle,last Iraq under USMC, SEMPOR FI Brits Germs Uninified

Nasty Boss Hogg! actually just make that Nasty Hog.

What a ridiculous statement by a Mayor. Perhaps, he should explain how the death occurred?

Aonther white mane idiots

I bet his fat ass wouldn't have lasted 1 minute let alone 8:45.

He still died though. You're fat but you still get hungry though, right?

WTF!?

Yeah the man was lying and faking his own death... just stupid and absurd statement

Yeah what wait till he's dead then say did he kill himself then

Until you’re not.

another monster who will therefore not take his knee until he can't say

Then if he says that he sees no wrong, he is WRONG. 😠

he looks like Al the Toy Collector in Toy Story 2

What do you expect from a guy that resembles the body mass of a walrus.

🙈

Take his job, ruin him. riots are getting worse, hope nothing happens .

Sad

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 80. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Liverpool deputy mayor steps down over lockdown gatheringFootage shows 12 people in Lynnie Hinnigan’s garden for birthday during strictest phase One down She needs to resign. As does Mr Cummings. Can't she just pull a Cummings?
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweetsPresident called Jacob Frey a ‘very weak radical left mayor’ but Frey responds: ‘Weakness is pointing your finger at somebody else’ Trump knows nothing full stop, except for the amounts he paid off women he assaulted. 'the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck' Murdered him. That's what you meant to write there. he knows nothing 🤣
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »

Police who arrested George Floyd 'should face death penalty,' says brotherWARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Mr Floyd, 46, died after being pinned to the ground for around minutes by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chavin. His brother Philonise Floyd has branded it an 'execution' At least for those cops concerned and watching...immediate JAIL for them all. He should get life the bully and never see the light of day again.
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

Why you must stop saying you’re “shocked” over George Floyd’s deathIt’s all too easy, as someone who benefits from white privilege, to express shock and dismay over the killing of George Floyd.
Source: StylistMagazine - 🏆 133. / 51 Read more »

New video shows George Floyd not resisting arrest as officers drag him from carMinneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joined George Floyd's sister Bridgette in calling for prosecutors to file criminal charges against the officer who pinned down the tragic 46-year-old Stormtroopers alive and well in BlueStates SocialismKills very bad This video will only incite more mindless act of rioting
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »

George Floyd killing: justice department says inquiry is a 'top priority'FBI prosecutors and investigators assigned as part of ‘robust’ inquiry while protests followed George Floyd’s killing by police on Monday There’s no justice with the devil Top priority would be arresting that murderer. “Investigation”!? It’s all on video and the killer gets a 75 squad detail to protect him?! Bullshit
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »