A video shows a man pleading for his life as an officer restrains him with a knee on his neck after responding to a “forgery in progress,” according to a police statement.The Federal Bureau of Investigation will probe the death of a black man who died shortly after being apprehended by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after disturbing video emerged on social media showing a police officer with his knee on the man's neck as the man repeatedly yells out,"I can't breathe.
In an image made from video posted to Facebook, a Minneapolis police officer kneels on the neck of a man identified by a family attorney as George Floyd, May 25, 2020. Floyd died shortly after the incident.The Minneapolis Police Department announced Tuesday morning that the FBI will be a part of the investigation into the death.
Men gather outside a grocery store Tuesday, May 26, 2020 near where a black man died in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis after video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe.Police did not identify the man who died, but Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing his family, said he was George Floyd.
MORE: Gregory McMichael, ex-police officer charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, had service weapon suspended in 2019 She added that"justice must be served for this man and his family, justice must be served for our community, and justice must be served for our country." The Minneapolis Police Department said Monday that officers were initially called to the scene"on a report of a forgery in progress" in a statement on their website.
But according to the actions of the latest protestors, that's not enough! We want EVERYONE, except for Tim Felix Jr., to receive a million dollars a day until our voices are heard! Now that it's been heard, what do you want? I WANT TO TAKE OVER! DO AS I COMMAND YOU! I RULE!🤪😎🇺🇸
Was Floyd allegedly trying to use a counterfeit bill at a store
Terminated ain’t the word !! JAIL sounds better
Arrest them all.
They needed to be legit terminated
GREAT! Now try these criminals for murder
When are they being arrested?
Not enough. Throw them in jail because that is where murderers go
I just found this out and I'm 💔 because what they did was just wrong to me it hits different because I am from MN and just god it was so wrong he didn't even do ANYTHING!
they need to be put in prison with a life sentence for murder.
Define 'terminated'?
They should be in jail
good. but... um... maybe a murder charge cause he... you know... KILLED George Floyd. And the other 3 officers stood by and let it happen.
they murdered a person and all they get is a fu**ing slap on the wrist
They need JAIL TIME NOT TERMINATIONS FROM THEIR JOBS
Not good enough
This will never be enough. Murder is murder.
Human rights in America!
Now can they be charged with murder? GeorgeFloyd GeorgeFloydWasMurdered JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
LOCK THEM UP!!!!
Have they Arrested, and Charged the Officers involved yet? What are they waiting on?
Why can’t you say his name? He has a name and it’s GEORGE FLOYD
put em in jail for life
Why they are not in jail Ohhh yeah i got it they are white
We fucking want pressed charges or jail time. This is MURDER? And all they get is sent home
Not enough for a hate crime.
DECENT POLICE HAD BETTER STEP UP! AND GET THE BAD ONES OUT!! NEXT IS VIGILANTE JUSTICE!!!
Where’s their murder charge!! Say his name! We demand justice for George Floyd GeorgeFloydWasMurdered JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Good start. Better than 'suspended paid leave.' Now the murder charge please.
Why aren't they in jail?
That’s not enough, those officers should be arrested GeorgeFloyd ICantBreathe justice f*ck those racist officers
nah man that ain’t enough. they deserve to get charged and end up in jail. they mf murdered a man
TheView A a former Federal Police Officer, the justice for murder isn't termination from one's employer. It's arrest, trail, verdict, sentence (if found guilty) in that order.
The woman who almost choked her dog to death got terminated. Clearly, that is NOT enough in this case since a MURDER was committed! What is wrong w/anyone who can't see that these guys should be arrested & charged? Even a 6 yr. old knows there are consequences for their actions!
A man was killed, termination doesn’t do it! This is a crime scene and the officers should be prosecuted as killers.
GeorgeFloyd I think what the US needs do to combat police racism is to always have a combined of white and black cops on patrol. They will check each other when racial prejudice is about to take over. Twitting from Nigeria
This is so sad and so shocking JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
TheView That’s great they’re terminated but if the cop isn’t behind bars than it’s pointless. If that officer isn’t arrested than the family of that man should retaliate! Take his kid or wife and let him feel the pain. Enough is enough.
Awesome announce their arrest and trial date
What about the person that made the call to the police? That was heavy racism there as well
He has a name
How does one do a citizens arrest for what was wittinessed?
They should be arrested in charged TODAY TODAY TODAY TODAY MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Where we're all the 'good guys with a gun' now?
As a mayor, I would be furious that the local law enforcement ride around and terrorize the citizens. It’s like killing people and make the city pay for it. BreitbartNews NBCNews AttorneyCrump rolandsmartin CNN
They should be in jail
Arrested, charged 🤔🤔
Seem Like Minneapolis Don't Want No Smoke Arrest Those Murders And Change The Laws!😡
cedillos323s NOT GOOD ENOUGH ....MURDER CHARGES!!!!
Yea, I remember that one time I got fired for murdering someone.
I swear if this had been a white man you wouldn't be hearing about it. It probably happens all of the time to all races. Something should be done!
Are they going to go to prison for life though They throw us away for a lot less!!!!
That's Only'Step One'...Step Two is'Life Without tha Possibility of Parole'!!!!!
Arrest those animals
Now terminate them permanently.
But why haven't they been arrested?
Good !
They should be permanently terminated. They murdered that man. Right in front of witnesses and on camera. Cold blooded murder.
Arrest Convict
Terminated really they should be put in jail and charged with murder that badge should not protect them from the law
Not cuffed? Wtf
Not enough
Good. However real justice would be charging all four of them with murder, firing and arresting every cop that has done something like, a complete overhaul of the system etc.
great now charge them for murder and electric chair their asses
Those guys must face justice. If it were to be Nigeria, they wouldn't have got scot free
They need to go to prison. Each according to what they did and didn't do!
Terminated not arrested? notenough
They need to be arrested immediately and charged with murder.
Not good enough, they need to be up in front of a judge and brought to justice.
He assaulted the police and resisted arrest while robbing someone!! FFS!
So what if he was black? That’s racist.
They’re still getting paid and they have the police union backing them up.
They should be, it was disgusting to watch them kill him
why does this keep happening? The world is really fucked right now and i dont know what to do to help man wtf is going on
Terminated? TERMINATED? HOW ABOUT LOCKED UP?
jfwilb Any updates on the black thug that beat a 75 year old veteran in the nursing home?
At some point, bystanders are going to stop video taping & start defending complete strangers from abuse of power. A few of them will be hurt too for ‘obstructing justice’, maybe even killed. That’s when the civil war begins. Maybe this is why there’s a 2A
JailDerekChauvinNow and put him on a suicide watch.
They should be executed for sure BlackLivesMatter
Too fuckin late.
Aren't they should be in jail where they belong?
not enough
Terminated or they should be charge with murder idiots
It’s my understanding that because of the paperwork and procedure involved, it takes 2 to 3 days to actually file murder charges in most jurisdictions. This just happened yesterday, so we need to give it a little time. Firing was a good first step because it hinders union support
All the cops had to do was sit the guy on his butt have him cross his lags, have your stun guns out or tasers
Wow terminated that's like taken away your kids video game. They can go to another country & become police there & Pursue there Demonic Klan agenda to kill every black man in Amerikka cuase they coward asses a Scared GeorgeFloyd JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
That’s step 1. Now the DA needs to open an investigation into manslaughter and accessory
And conspiracy
They should be arrested for murder.
We need more oversight over our police departments these incidents are becoming too frequent. The DOJ should investigate these types of cases. After the investigation is done if they are found at fault they should be arrested and charged no one is above the law.
They should all be charged with murder.
‘Terminated’ in the same way George Floyd was ‘terminated’? That was the most disgusting footage I’ve seen in a long time. My deepest sympathies to the Floyd family for their unfathomable loss and for having to see the graphic death of George unfold on social media. Horrific.
That’s it?
Story Story! Punishment should go beyond termination....
They should be jailed.
Yeah termination for Murder, good!
Quite a Breakthrough and trust that justice will prevail.
What about the charges?
Their freedom should be terminated by spending the rest of their lives in prison.
What kind of people would do something like this? It is utterly unbelievable. My God, what is going on that we don’t even see? Do these idiots go through any mental evaluations before they are allowed out on the streets?
Charge them with murder now!
terminated are you kidding me , they should be charged for murder. You can see him staying sitting on his neck after he not only repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe but he stopped breathing and moving and the cop stayed there on top of his lively body. he never resisted.
Hopefully the first step in that murder charges that will be dropped and set them free then cycle and repeat
They absolutely murdered someone. Like wtf?
Murder is the charge!!!
Name ‘em
How tf is this not murder. Your job is to serve and protect. He was in hand cuffs you had back up. How was your life in danger. And if it wasn’t you killed a man for no reason.
Hard to understand how much one man can hate another. Racism is alive and well with the hideous excuse we have for a president.
Sound like Hong Kong, but Hong Kong police won’t get fired or go to jail if they doing this.
Next step charge them it was murder periodt! It's obvious racism. Needs stop. Godwillavenge
Why is it so important that the man who died was black? Should we be less compassionate if he were any different? Is that all he was worth? Was that the only thing that defined him? QUIT RACE BAITING!! The killed an AMERICAN CITIZEN who is more than a skin color!
I am here in Nigeria & that video got me traumatized even till now. And looking at the face of the man with his knee on his neck, haven cuffed the man down, laid bare down, what was he doing kneeling on his neck? Resting after hours of trying to arrest him or what?
okay now give them jail
They need to be prosecuted,
That’s an odd way of spelling arrested.
Terminated is NOT enough!! They need to be arrested and charged with MURDER like any other citizen would be!! When does this stop?!?!?! MinneapolisPD
T_Cattt Please let there be more accountability than this. For once let’s get this one right.
arrest them
Excellent news! The arrogance and abusive tactics on display during that arrest were despicable.
Good, but not enough.
Have they been charged with murder and race crime?
They need to be prosecuted for their heinous crime!!!! This is outrageous!!
Not enough. They should be put on trial. Can’t believe they can murder and just lose their jobs.
Just terminated? If they were not police officers (sorry thugs) they would have been in jail by now.
Those officers need to have their law-enforcement licenses permanently revoked so they will never again wear a badge so they can just transfer to another jurisdiction. They need to be stripped of their licenses and charged with murder.
They all need to be charged with murder
They need to be charged asap. Only in America. PoliceBrutality
NO!!!! The RaceSoldiers need to be arrested, charged for murder and sentenced to death!!! ImWhyteAndISaySo WhyteSupremacy WhytePrivallege WhyteTerrorist WIE WhyteToxicMasculinity ToxicASIANS WhyteMedia RacialMedia Disinformation
I still bet there will be no criminal accountability !!! Always acquittal after acquittal with cases like these !!! 😠😡😠😡
Charge them ALL with his MURDER!
Should be arrested for murder. I have a feeling charged are coming soon.
They should be charged criminally!!
Have they been arrested yet? Why not?
Lock them up!
Why are they not in jail?
This is not enough that these 4 were terminated! The hypocrisy & racism still exists throughout the justice system! The laws for police protocol have got to change along with the racist views presented by republican judges in every state! Vote these judges out!
How about convicted of murder and jailed?
TheView Not charged? With the possibility of being hired at another police station? It is good to be white in America.
This is acceptable in Trump's America. The other isn't.
JessicaWSYX6 Not enough. Bring charges of murder at a minimum. This was sickening to watch. A human life was needlessly and senselessly taken for NOTHING.
This Man Died as we watched his life slip away My Lord I Pray Everyone
We forget the police have military training. This is what they do when they evade other countries. It a military tactics to pump fear in population. The mind of a Slave master... Resistance/Revolt💯
My gosh I cannot believe what I just watched on the news! This made me physically ill! Other officers just stood by & watched this man DIE! This is murder by those sworn to serve & protect! What a shame! My God :(
I’d that it? They killed that man!!!!!
The pin down was horrendous. The officer exerted extreme pressure on the victim's jugular veins effectively stopping the supply of deoxygenated blood from his head back to his heart. The victim was dead by the time he was heaved onto the stretcher. His neck was dangling. Sad.
Arrested Should be.
Right move that was totally uncalled for he thought he had a license to kill , unhappy dreams men
I demand blood! Fuck the justice system!
Everyone knows that termination is not enough. Justice needs to be served. Let’s see if it will. Unfortunately, history has shown me not to hold my breath but I still have hope. If that makes sense...🙏🏽
Now to place them on death row! ✊🏾fuckthepolice
Terminated? How about locking them up!!
USA is no longer a Great country, there is no freedom they have human rights violation. Arrest them immediately.
Not enough MinneapolisPD not even close
MURDER All officers involved should be charged with MURDER
we dont need termination, we need death by hanging. SIR
This is absolutely disgraceful 😢 Those officers should be tried for murder
Saving face.
I hope by “terminated” you mean executed
'a black man' he had a name address him by his name
4 cops
Where are the white males protesting this murder? It's your tribe out there killing innocent people. Show yourselves if you care!
These officers are an absolute disgrace to the profession.
TheView That’s Good!! Now what!!
Just stupidity. Cops or not, just stupid.
Firing is not going to cut it!
Now arrest them all.
tamronhall Now they need to be arrested.
MinneapolisMurder MinneapolisPoliceDepartment MinneapolisPoliceMurderdHim IT WAS A PRESENT DAY HANGING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT...
Cool now kill them
wsbtv They should be sitting in a cell awaiting trial. What’s on the video is pretty clear
Need more than this
When will they be charged with murder in cold blood?
White america
Took 6 years for them to figure this out? Disgusting.
BrandiKruse How about arrested?
Everyone in the comments talking about “not good enough” need to realize how fucking huge a step this is! They NEVER get terminated, they get some fucking paid leave or suspended. We need to recognize the huge milestone this is.........and then we can work on for criminal charges
They’ll just get hired by some other department. They should be in jail.
JaceSister ARRESTTHEM
They all need to be arrested for murder.
The other down syndromed cop needs to be charged as well. He is as guilty as the original murderer
DenverChannel They should be charged with murder. Let them go to prison and deal with that justice.
TheView Bye!
BlessedUp99 Only because it was on video!
Not enough!!!!! They have to be charged with a murder!!!!!!!! blacklivesmatters
BrandiKruse Hopefully the mayor has the strength to demand charges be brought against those involved.
Black Americans must educate themselves and create their own country or autonomous region in the USA. The white Americans are like a cancer for your race, you have to cut it out of your day to day life.
So what; they must be arrested NOW!!!
beyhivedc Execution
Shouldn’t they be in jail?
Good!
young_prof_ ✊
TheView No offence but the police should be held to the same standered if law that citizens are. The cops should have been placed in jail until the trial.
and ? its a murder...
Not good enough ! They should be arrested for his murder - they are there to protect not kill
Reg2queen Now, arrest them and prosecute them for murder.
Are they gonna get charged with manslaughter or murder or are they still considered yt and free?
And charged?
Cops were actually fired for killing a black dude and weren't sent home for a paid vacation while an internal investigation found no wrongdoing? Might be progress...
More race baiting, huh?
Fired. But will they face justice?
Not enough
tamronhall How about incarcerating them ...dont let them walk free..punishment should fit crime
Yes!!! Now, put them on death row.
Yup. Till union steps in n they will b back with back pay.
TheView This is another incident that should never have happened. I’m more outraged for the other police officers to allow their fellow coworker to not at least make an attempt to get the officer off the man’s neck. Those officers weren’t bothered being videotaped.
Not good enough! They need to be behind bars, held without bail! This is bullshit. The Murderer deserves the death Penalty and the other cops deserve 15 year minimum in General Population of a Federal Prison!
That’s great but no charge they killed somebody
Killed like an animal MinneapolisPolice
Now charge the MFers with murder, conspiracy to murder, and hate crimes
This is horrific. RIP 🙏😔
Next send them to prison!
Good I’m glad they lost their jobs. They’re a bunch of hell hound dogs that should be put down.
They are murderers and should be prosecuted.
Now, they need to be charged with murder!!
TheView Thank god and thank you Mayorlet them know NOT ON MY WATCH !! - no tolerance for hate- enough
terminated? after 24 hours? COPS? oh the police union hung them out to mf DRY and said we don’t want nothing to do with that. time to go to JAIL.
Need to be arrested
Termination (while being substantially more punishment than is usually the case) is far from sufficient. Police are a crucial part of our system, but police require trust to do their job correctly... but how can you trust the police when they never face justice for their crimes
HeidiStevens13 They weren’t “involved in his death” they murdered him while people around them begged for his life! Arrest and charge NOW!
The officer with his knee in the mans Neck Jacob_Frey MayorFrey should be arrested for Murder PoliceBrutality and FIRED!
DenverChannel So, no due process?
Yessss!! That's the right call from the Police Chief & Mayor of that City is the way to start curbing these injustices. The next way to stop it is to get LE officers to understand that they will go to jail/prison if they use excessive force.....period!!
BrandiKruse I would think those cops will be in witness protection. If not jail.
giancola_mari Minneapolis is trying to get ready for the storm, not deny there’s one coming.
tamronhall They should be in prison
BrandiKruse 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Arrests tonight, Minneappolis?
Now arrest them and put them on trial.
Only fired . Now they all get to enjoy unemployment benefits and hang out with family. Oh okay.
Where is all the crying for Tessa Majors?
that's nice now charge them with murder
iBiteiStrike Terminated? They should be in jail for murder.
Always film cops
They belong in prison.
BrandiKruse I sure as hell would hope so...now are there charges? Have they been arrested?
Please charge them with a hate crime!
BrandiKruse Terminated ? How bout Arrested and Hanged by their Nutsacks for All the World too see!!!! Tired of seeing this shit!! Minnesota..do the RIGHT THING NOW!!!
That’s not near enough. They should be charged with murder
wsbtv First Step!
Terminated? So what! How about arrested for murder? Manslaughter? Can’t believe that this announcement is made without an indictment. Total joke. But hey make sure you have a mask on and let’s make sure the presidents tweets are the most important story in our country.
Until law enforcement departments pay living wages and attract smarter people, they will continue to attract thugs.
wsbtv Murder should be their CHARGE
Not properly
It's unfortunate that in the 21st century, color can be used to decide who shd die or live.
The nation wants to see charges filed against them immediately. BlackLivesMatter
That is MURDER.
The police officer needs to be arrested killing the man and hate crime
TheView Should be charged with murder.
Trump America
tamronhall Next!
pretty sure that’s standard when you break the law. i bet $100 they won’t be indicted, much less charged since statistically that’s the outcome 99% of the time
They really need to be terminated i.e the ultimate termination.
TheView Now charge them
Good! Now charge them with MURDER
You know what we need, some kind of tar/liquid asphalt glue gun to incapacitate criminals. Like in the movie Any Which Way but Loose when the biker gang gets asphalted and then they Harden solid. That's what we need for criminals that resist arrest!
MORE: 'I can't breathe, please, the knee in my neck,' the man said in a video showing a police officer pinning him to the ground. 'I can't move...my neck...I'm through, I'm through.'
They need to be in jail
Police brutality again and again😡
Terminated,Where is the indictment?
Ok, now let’s talk about charges
AS THEY SHOULD BE!
His name is George Floyd.
Now let's get them convicted of MURDER!
Termination is not enough. PROSECUTE!!!!!
murder charge?
Fucking better have been
Ok....now charge them for murder
Terminated! That'll teach them not to kill a man
So no due process?
Orange Corona Apocalypse
Happens way too often rip 💔
Shld be arrested & charged with murder!!!
Good now they need to be charged with Murder.
Great!! and no unemployment for them neither.
He died? They need to pay!
still need to be arrested and tried for murder..
Now it’s time to charge them
Great news
Good
SashaPezenik Not good optics, but I will wait to get all the facts before concluding. While waiting, I will ask why race of the victim and perpetrator were omitted here, what was the victim saying, and why it took two weeks to arrest the young gentleman?
Legalized Murders in US police Uniform. Corona virus is better than them. When Tyrants are in power , such happen DonaldJTrump AmericanHorrorStories
Justice for the Victim. Jailed that law enforcer. This is very inhuman. Where is the Humanity? Where is being fair? What happened to that law enforcers both police oficers are accomplice. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVE!
Horrible. Unbelievable watching that video.
There isn't a single moment watching the video that this wasn't a HOMICIDE.
He died WHILE being apprehended!
Black power again.. ✊
I hope one day we will live in the world that no more African American dies because of these Mofos..
Yes they Do!!
Not much to probe. Video showed the Minneapolis officer kill George Floyd while the man laid there - cuffed on the ground - helplessly pleading for the right to breathe. I don't know how an agency whose duty is to protect and serve can ever reconcile this with the community.
Well, if he wasn’t voting for JoeBiden , he wasn’t black. So let’s check his voting history to make sure we identified him correctly
These pigs are now on PAID VACATION after killing this man. Why is our money going to these cowards Things NEED to change!
Any sane person can watch the video and know this is an absolute travesty. The police officer should be tried for murder as should the other officers. This is not a race issue but rather a human issue and we need to make sure it never happens again.
Show his face
The theory being if you can yell you can breathe.
Shit happens again, and again, and again...
That's just wrong, police officer's think they can do and say whatever they want, the other officer is just standing there and watching like nothing going on help the guy he can't breathe.
You don't comply, you die.
Minneapolis police pulled us over because we have IL plates. 4 seniors in a car -office said we could go because-“you don’t look like criminals or drug dealers”. He was driving w/o his headlights on! He pulled us over for that-walked out to show him ours were on! Bogus!
Always be transparent officers
Media has already had their 'kangaroo' courts running full blast. But its what they do for 'Breaking News'. The real 'facts' (not opinions) will come out in time. But the shame is that media just pushes 'racism' for daily news in America today. It will never get fixed.
And they will find out he wasnt a choir boy and was at fault for resisting arrest. Sounds like a chronic loser
Now what’s the relation of this attached photo to the news |:
PoliceBrutality is pure ridicule. How did the fucking police learn to be one actually?
A handcuffed man laying on the ground and not resisting. The kkk/Nazis/proud boys have taken over police departments in America.
Why are they on paid leave....
Here we go. More division. Don't fall for it. We're stronger together. FakeNews
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All three officers should be in jail not on paid leave
The FBI need to charge all three of them officers for first-degree murder what the fuck is going on in America clearly murder
Why? When they're just gonna let the officers 'walk' 🤦🏽♂️ I'm sick of the injustice... BlackLivesMatter
That video was horrifying and shook me. It doesn't make sense. It just does not make sense at all.
Horrific
Off topic but . . nice ass.
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