Several witnesses had gathered on a nearby sidewalk, some recording the scene on their phones. The bystanders become increasingly agitated. One man yells repeatedly. “He’s not responsive right now!” Two witnesses, including one woman who said she was a Minneapolis firefighter, yell at the officers to check the man’s pulse. “Check his pulse right now and tell me what it is!” she said.
Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights and personal injury attorney, said he had been hired by Floyd’s family. He called firing the officers “a good first step on the road to justice” for Floyd but said the city must “fix the policies and training deficiencies that permitted this unlawful killing to occur.”
Protesters filled the intersection Tuesday evening in the street where Floyd died, chanting and carrying banners that read, “I can’t breathe” and “Jail killer KKKops.” They eventually marched about 2 1/2 miles to a city police precinct, with some protesters damaging windows, a squad car and spraying graffiti on the building.
“He couldn’t move. He was telling them he couldn’t breathe, and they ignored him,” Scott said. “I can’t even describe it. It was difficult to watch.” In Minneapolis, kneeling on a suspect’s neck is allowed under the department’s use-of-force policy for officers who have received training in how to compress a neck without applying direct pressure to the airway. It is considered a “non-deadly force option,” according to the department’s policy handbook.
The police should have stand down and realized their own committed murder.
They need to get the Electric Chair.
Himmmmm, two white men were shot and killed by police in the Phoenix area this week. No riots, just one peaceful remembrance gathering.
Murder of not death
The video I saw showed thousands.
In police custody? Was he charged? The just killed this man. In broad daylight zero cares...
Those 4 where dismissed but they need to be charged for murder says Chris antoniou cousin of the late George Michael....
not only the death of a black man; this was the death of a fellow American
How many people will be murdered in Chicago this weekend and NO ONE will give a dam? Make it ALL important please!
Horrible. But why would he resist arrest?
Shouldve happened yesterday.
The trend of police murdering African-Americans and only get fired from their jobs is reprehensible The mobster in uniform calmly executed the poor defenceless man in public view. Incredible. This apparent entitlement by whites has to be stopped.
This is an injustice that needs peaceful protests to bring attention to what happened. But don’t use violence as it overshadows the reason for the protests.
The officers should be hanged.
Doesn’t sound like they’re social distancing
They should be shot.
ACAB
Plenty of white people were in the protest crowd. The cops ignored the pleas of those watching as they slowly suffocated him to death.
And this supposedly fixes it?
Yeah. When you damage property and vandalize cars and businesses, thats called a riot. 🤷♂️
ARMED KKK blue lives- no problem...UNARMED protesters blue lives- let’s poison as many as we can! Trump’s America!
50 people including a child shot in Chicago over the weekend, 50. How many young black men murdered this year in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Chicago?
Does it matter that he was black? They murdered a man and was torturing him. I don't understand why all of the police present were not charged?!
Police are just thugs with a badge.
“who died in police custody” ...your tweet dilutes truth... ...on twitter...i watched in terror as a cop killed a handcuffed man...in broad daylight...
If true, those THINGS are replaceable. Our Black lives, once taken, cannot be replaced. So fk those replaceable things. Charge the officers with murder.
But it was cool for white people to protest staying inside ban with assault weapons. America is just showing it's true colors to the world, while they're in everybody else's business.Take care if your own backyard before trying to be in other countries dictating to them.basically
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The police murdered someone but go off about some broken windows and spray pint
I guess showing up with AR 15’s and yelling at officers only works if you’re white
The officer should be in jail charged with murder
Imagine if black people showed this much outrage everytime a black man killed another black man. Their would be protest every hour 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
You all never want to say what actually happened so I rewrote it for you all. George didn’t just die; he was murdered by a police officer, as now you are participating in helping the MPD distract, deflect, and cover up with irresponsible reporting.
So for a sec imagine that police came to your hood and took someone that looked like you and killed them. How would u feel? I'm not saying it's right but I'm saying its a natural reaction. Those officers arent even in jail yet. That would never happen to a white person.
Those Killer Cops should be charged to court immediately.
That police officer must be punished badly
We as Black People Can't say what we feel. It gets taken down.
Peaceful protest/outcry/voice without damage of property/harm to another is better. What is gained besides being used as pawn to self destruct/destroy community? Destructive riots have no benefit--read history. Even those done against prosperity/search..
Can you forecast the protest of nepalese against indian occupancy of Nepal’s land in lipulek and limpiyadhura
Death? I think you meant he killed by 4 nasty creatures
Not died in police custody! He is KILLED!
No Social distancing/no masks. I assume CNN washingtonpost AP will run with this repulsive behavior and lack of empathy for their neighbors and elderly? Spreading COVIDIDIOTS, right? Come on? Where”s your coverage? Naw. Because they’re rioting, not being peacefully disibedient
Absolutely not acceptable. The officer and the other officers who stood and watched should be held accountable. This was murder.
I am not a Minneapolis permanent resident...but the city and the people who live there, over the years, have earned a very special place in my heart...It is terribly sad to read news like this one...my prayers to all my beloved Minnesotans.
The only reason these 4 cops where fried because of the public outcry. No excuses by the MPD THIS TIME. U BEEN QUBED. QUBE. QAnon .
Unless you change 'unruly' to 'righteous anger' it's STILL not right.
Well destroying property is also illegal so what did you expect? Peaceful protest will get you further than a destructive protest. Destructive protests give them reasons, which is all they need. Don't give reasons, demand action.
Not protestors if vandalism is committed.
The Minneapolis officers are domestic terrorists.
What about the video I saw showing a black man punching a resident in a Nursing Home facility? Why isn’t this being showed abroad?
How about you fucking arrest them
Took you a little bit but I'm glad you redid the tweet, the last one was fairly inadequate
And when white trailer trash show up at a state house carrying assault weapons, police look the other way.
If the same incident had happened but it had been a white man wouodnit still garner as much media attention
Meanwhile , Hong Kong Police
The fact that they did NOT come armed to the teeth speaks volumes are the protestors AND the police. Police even use extreme force when they are completely wrong. As for the officers... Riots should be expected until they are arrested.
That is problem I have with Black Lives Matter. It is a group that promotes violence and hatred toward law enforcement and civil authority. MLK would be so very ashamed of such an organization. AllLivesMatter
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