Man dies after pleading 'I can't breathe' during arrest in Minneapolis

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DEVELOPING: Man seen pleading 'I cannot breathe' as a Minneapolis police officer put his knee on the man's neck for several minutes died Monday night, prompting the FBI and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate.

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A statement from the Minneapolis Police Department released early Tuesday said the officers had responded to a report of a forgery in progress and found the suspect in his car. He stepped out of the car when he was ordered to, police said, but then physically resisted officers.

"We put out the information that we believed to be wholly honest and true. As we dug into it deeper, we realized that in fact it would be appropriate to have the FBI be apart of this investigation as well," said the department's director of public information, John Elder. He said the officers involved were on paid leave. Neither of the officers in the video or the man who died have been identified by the police.

"This man's life matters," Frey said."He should not have died, he was a human being and his life mattered. ... Whatever the investigation reveals, it does not change the single truth that he should be with us this morning."

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White offenders on black victim. That’s the only reason there has not been any arrest yet. 9 minutes long he had his knee on his neck. You never kill an unarmed suspect in custody, cuffed facing down.

realDonaldTrump Is this what America is about?

bitches

This is why we kneel, until everyone understands we are all the same, no more, no less. We are human kind the earthians.

If these cops are put in jail they won't survive and I could care less if they don't.

Es un vergüenza este mundo estamos de paso aprovechar de un uniforme o de un cargo para solo hacer daño delante de dios en el juicio final será muy duro

I hope this officers are happy now

This murderer intentionally intended to cause harm. That's why his hand is in his pocket, you can see the downward pressure he placing on the victim, by the outline of his hand in his pocket. Sue and charge with murder1. the only way to stop it, is a murder charge and conviction

The officer deserves to go to prison, but please do drag this on for months.

Is anyone surprised about this after what African Americans have been enduring for centuries without much of a resistance? I am not

There should never be a time that a policeman can put his knee on anyone’s neck. That’s asking for death right there. It’s a shame because there are so many great good cops and then just a few are causing so much trouble. Why not just taze anyone who resists.

Is n’t the United States a free and democratic country? Why does the police pull out a gun and threaten people around when there are objections?

PoliceMakeALastingImpressionThatMatters Your Deeds Reflect the Character that we expect all Public Servants to have. Let Justice Inspire you to do what's Right for Everyone; Make a Difference in Society! You are God’s children whom he loves, so try to be like him. Ephesians 5:1

Prison for murder

Let the Public take care of the stupid policemen! A taste of their own treatment!

This is a big resolution snuff film. The cops are murderers and just murder a man on video again.

The man was already handcuffed so why not put him in the squad car? What was the purpose of kneeling on his neck for so long other than to inflict pain?

People taping this should have jumped in and saved this mans life..I think a crowd could have whip there asses..I would have went to jail for it..This is so uncalled for and needs to stop! And I am white!

demo-rats have always ruled through fear they were the kkk they were the plantation owners and now they are the tax leaches with your tax money in their pockets thats how they get rich off public service ? if you dare call it that

Eli_Fieldstadt Why is it you people always assume the cops are the bad guys. Obviously this needs investigation. Yet the man obviously resisted. Please follow up on the story with more truth. Would this have even made the news if it were black on black, or black on white? Or white in white?

So much for freedom & democracy in the land of free.

Disgusting

This is impossible to condone. There is no reason for him to be kneeling on the guy's neck after the guy has been subdued. I can't imagine anyone thinking this was okay.

This is wrong in all ways!

I wonder if that’s what Harvey Weinsteins victims said. Or maybe Matt’s . Losers

这很美国,肤色就是原罪

This is a gang, not a police

Why do we blacks upto now have no rights to our lives in America, why do whites who kill blacks go free after blacks life is gone, justice has to happen!

The police involved in this should be charged for murder and nothing less!

What a hell ! What sort of inhuman act is this? What sort of breed of men is there in the American Police?

These Minneapolis police officers should not have ONLY lost their jobs. They should be arrested for first degree murder in the horrible, unnecessary death of George Floyd. That was racism, pure and simple.

OMG seriously watching this man’s very life taken from him in such a heartless and brutal manner .... when will this all end?!!

What a hell! What sort of inhuma

Is this the human right and freedom which the American government criticising China?

In Trump's world this is called 'Population control' — by establishment or by gun yielding maniacs... 🙃

I wonder why the paramedics didn’t asked the police man to move away and give the man cpr ? Since the priority is the man arrested? Plus an universal law is that after you are handcuffed the police man can’t hurt you anymore

So can't the black community stand up against this foolish barbaric act against black race?.

That pig deserve they Death penalty what he did to that black man

He was lynched by the police! State sponsored death squads, plain and simple!

These deaths conceived in racism must stop. They seem to be happening with more and more frequentcy. I wish we could find a way to all live together and I plead with everyone, regardless of political affiliation to stop defending such racism and murder.

I may be, and I mean maybe, able to wrap my my mind around racial killings, which I am incapable of, and do not condone, but I am unable to do so for a policeman needlessly killing in Uniform. Maybe they should take off the Uniform before they needlessly kill.

Minneapolis, Minnesota So, what is it that can make an officer of the Law forget that his prime function in maintaining Law & Order is to protect life and not to take it, of course in self defence we all understand the need to do so.

US has no moral authority to go around the world preaching human rights & freedom. In US when being black could be a death sentence. Luckily, a woman video the death, otherwise the police will get off scot free! RIP GeorgeFloyd.

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Death penalty to those policemen!

Those policemen need to go to jail.

Is this what it means by making America great again, killing innocent, unarmed people and get away with it, the administration is never outraged at all

Y’all looking into whether this guy is the same guy in the front row of this Trump rally in 2019?

What kills me is the people pleading and begging for the police officer to remove his knee from his neck. The officer appears to be enjoying himself and his cuck partner could care less that the suspect is being murdered in front of witnesses and on camera.

All the cops should be afraid now 🖕🖕the the blues. No need for someone to die like that. That bitch should be hanged by his neck not just one all of them 🤬🤬🤬

Cops should be drug tested after any incident where force is used.

The way white cops Act is not indicative of White America it's just indicative of most white cops and it's a damn shame because you never hear about a black cop shooting an unarmed white guy by accident when you do you also hear about his ass going to jail

This is not funny anymore it never was but every time they walk out of court free believe me they're laughing it's funny how they locked up the black cop that shot the white woman ICU Minnesota

Some say if they were a judge and a black man was accused of shooting a police officer that walked up to his car out of fear of his life they would exonerate him and find him innocent because the history of white officers killing black man let's put them in that position

As Americans we are taught that anything that threatens your life stand your ground even if it means killing it well it looks like white police officers threatened the life of black men everyday so what about that check the history this is not the first time and you know it

Ok I guess I have 2B the bad guy but some think that it should B allowed 4 black men 2 treat white police officers the way we treat wild animals in the jungle shoot on sight BC they have a history of doing this type of thing 2 unarmed black men what the f*** R they supposed 2 do

FBI MinneapolisPD How is this murderer Derek Chauvin not arrested immediately ? WTF

The time is fast approaching, when Citizens seeing this type of brutality, will start to take matters into their own hands. Can you imagine, if the crowd became so agitated they bum rushed the cops, pinned them to the ground, and saved the suspect? Those days ARE coming.

Pitiless cops.

If they got him in handcuffs,, why knee him by the neck like that ?

GeorgeFloydWasMurdered

SHAME SHAME SHAME on that police department . People will start defending their friends from this kind of disturbing behavior. Be police not thugs

Officers involved have been fired. Taking bets on how rapidly another PD hires them. 3-2-1 presto! 🤯

It amazes me how many racists live in Minnesota. We know several. Yet somehow that state is always ranked as “one of the best places to live.” Really?!

I m at a loss for words How did all those officers stand around and watch that Rip Eric garner The cops all over America are out of control Death penalty

Nothing short of a murder charge is acceptable.

Those cops should be arrested immediately! Then charged for murder.

If the situation was in Reverse , A Man so proudly, And boldly,MURDERS another human in front a crowd of witnesses, Would we be seeking the DEATH PENALTY?

Cold blood

So, these 4 cops have been fired. But what about the murderer who is killing this man? When do they hang him?

This former cop should be charged with murder and prosecuted to the fullest extent

Sound like Hong Kong, but Hong Kong police won’t get fired or go to jail if they doing this.

This is very disturbing. What was this officer thinking? A tragedy that did not need to happen.

America is watching this! This man did not have a gun did he? Why such force? Don't Police have other ways to hold or detain a person, no matter how much mouth they give? This kind of behavior must end when unneeded! No Words!!!

The feds getting involved means both these cops are fucked.

Just pathetic, If the justice department does investigate, that is a crime within itself.

They better get more than just fired!

Where is the human rights described by this gentleman? Don't Americans need it?

Think about the thousands of murders of innocent black men by white male law enforcement officers where there’s no video recordings? BlackLivesMatter

Goons with badges ... Just another day in Trumpistan !!!

They should be tried for murder. Wearing a badge is not an excuse.

One of the worst forms of PoliceBrutality

Murder.

I heard i can't breathe' more then twice the knee got harder and harder as the grown man knew he was dying he yell out for his mama twice then i didn't hear him anymore this was cold blood murder

Actual American Way.

It's like right in your face with their racist behavior no more hiding it everything out in the opening i can't breathe' i can't breathe' i have heard this cry out before!

Being Black in America

Why hasn't the 80+ year old parents that was hunted down by a black man received this much notoriety ?

This continues to make me so sick.

Is that normal procedure to asphyxiate someone when subduing them? We just publicly showed a man being murdered. And they did nothing, to try resuscitate. Where is the due care? No one is above the law . Not going to Minneapolis in a hurry

And please don't say it's a training issue. You don't train anyone to kneel on someone's neck.

Omg. This is murder. Im so sorry.

This is Trump country.

Public execution here in 2020 GeorgeFloyd

They all need to go to jail

Maybe some investigation into all cops would be nice.

Let's ask: did Colin Kaepernick's knee kill anyone?

RacismIsForWeakMindedPeople🤔

What the hell is wrong with you people . We are human beings. Stop robbing us of our God given RIGHT

Such thing happened in HK frequently during the protests, none of the cops were suspended from their duties. They wholeheartedly believe those anyone messing around on the street during a protest should be treated in this way.🤷

hang tham

This is Despicable. Who Trains these people? Are they too focused on their muscles and Not Human Decency?

This has already happened before. FFS. I have no doubt that years of fear for police contributes to this but your weapons based mentality and inherent racism does too. This is murder.

Fuck the police.

This is nothing new! What can we do know about this – that’s the crucial question Victims have died this way before Please brutality against Minorities became intensified in the 70s and beyond after the civil rights movement of the 60s

Actually, he was really saying, ' Thanx Officer, 4 taking that crick out of my neck. Its been stiff since I climbed into that house during a burglery last week'

It's funny how news fail to mention black man when they're victims

Why wouldn’t the police let the man up? He may have done something he shouldn’t have, but he did not need to be killed!

How are these guys not in county lock up!!!

Oh dear God another one.

Sad, live and die in Africa.

Firing them isn’t enough. They better face prison time for murder.. that’s what it was & many witnesses to testify to that 😡 What will this event do to the trust between the cops & ”We the People”? These officers just put other officers at risk now 😞

Are we there yet?

Plain and simple sickening. Prison for murderer.

I’ll be boycotting the state of MN until the reprehensible people behind this despicable display of callousness are brought to justice! The officer who murdered that poor man needs to be torn apart limb by limb!! I’ll gladly volunteer to take part in this spectacle to instill...

There must be a stink in the system, where such behavior by the police is tolerated as well as conducted. Waiting for Trump to come out in defense of the chokeholder, since the victim is a colored human, and the perpetrator is white.

Unbelievable, just watched the Minnesota Police Dept. commit murder- Praying for swift action from FBI— 4 arrests ASAP!

Horrible. Heartbreaking !

margaritamimi1 This sadistic cop must be put away for a long, long time. What a terrible thing to watch him clearly enjoying the killing of a helpless man.

Can we just drag these punk bastards out to the street, put a noose around their neck and do to them what they did to this man?

This what happens when you turn the police into a paramilitary organization

You cops are losers.. You had to have been bullied as children. Shame on you. Glad you got fired

MURDER. It’s all on camera.

How did these officers pass the physiological testing mandated by all incoming cadets? Let me guess, they were given a “white privilege pass” to successfully move through the academy & became unfit officers. THEY ARE UNFIT NOW AND UNFIT WHEN THEY WERE HIRED UNFIT

We all know the FBI will do nothing but...

These officers are not working to protect & serve, but shoot & murder. Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis confirmed the 4 officers involved in the incident had been 'terminated' & went on to say in a press conference, “being black in America should not be a death sentence.' Murder

This is why no one likes the police. Damn.

This is a complete systematic failure at the top of this department of four guys can be complicit in this. Based on this video these four officers are pieces of shit, but it no way do they represent the country or police force as a whole.

4 Police Officers Fired..... That’s it 🤷‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️How long before y’all charge those 4 officers with 1 st degree Murder? They intentionally killed George Floyd.... And prosecute to the fullest extent of the law? & NOT BE PARTIAL

Many law enforcement institutions are so ingrained w/ “genetically inherited” racism that this is culturally dangerous. When the empowered are in law/justice systems, & other life impacted institutions, opportunities of “justifiable homicide” will be systematically supported.

The video showed the officer maintaining a death restraint for 10 min w/o concern for the suspect or for his “compliance”. Hearing “I can’t breath” while he continued to suffocate is a clear act of 1st degree murder. The other officers who failed to interfere are accomplices.

This is simply shocking... This makes me very sad. My thoughts are with the friends and family of Mr George Floyd.

Heartbreaking, disgusting, despicable. It's impossible to think that four police officers couldn't subdue him safely. THIS is how Minneapolis police are trained? They deserve far more than simply being fired from their jobs. BlackLivesMatter

lets see them cover this sh.t up.

If it’s not a murder conviction then it’s corruption

This is the stupidest crime we all routinely see. These officers are morons who committed a 1980’s crime that would normally be covered up in 2020, where the potential of recording this murder is high. WAKE UP TO THE YEAR 2020 IDIOTS WHERE SOCIAL MEDIA IS YOUR ENEMY

Cops are the Death Angels

Police State.

favoritism. all should get jail and personally sued. The one who MURDERED him should get life.

What are these cops names

These officers need to face murder charges. If a politician doesn't demand charges your as bad as these murdering liars

Lock them up. This is inhumane and sick.

What kind of horrible country is this? There is absolutely no excuse for this. These police should be tried for murder.

If the suspect said, “I can’t breath” & later died of suffocation from an officer who illegally restrained him in this manner, it’s murder. THIS DANGEROUS IDIOT COULD NOT RESTRAIN HIS OWN RACIST BEHAVIOR TO PREVENT A RECORDED ACT OF MURDER.

And what will happen?...nothing !!! This cop is a Psychopath Killer and Nothing!! Will happen to him!!!

All four policemen are to be blame for that guy’s death. But the one using his knee, he needs to be sent to prison for a very long tome. That piece of trash.

Again, some ppl still believe, black ppl are not on the same level as whites.

You both should be charged with murder so sad

Eso es asesinato!

What if any black man chocked this officers neck? How cruel that police officer was! It’s nothing but a murder !!

Just a thought, FTI_US. Not a good day for your CentralParkKaren to go off on a innocent black guy. You may want to check that.

Why this is national news and other incidents aren't:

Shame on everyone who is using this poor man’s death to push your political agenda.

I honestly don’t understand how African Americans haven’t retaliated against YEARS of police murder. I don’t understand why they don’t FIGHT BACK.

My God, this is so very sad. He had to have know he was killing the man. The other officers did nothing and I just can't understand that. If I had been a bystander I would have had a really hard time not trying to shove the cop off of him.

Those officers are so screwed if they got fired this immediately. It takes so much to get a cop fired these days including ones that unlawfully kill a citizen. These cops are toast. Excuse me, former cops.

MAY THESE POLICE OFFICERS [&/OR THEIR FAMILIES] ONE DAY TRAVEL ALONG A VERY DARK & NARROW PATH TO ENCOUNTER THE APPROPRIATE 'REWARDS' THESE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS HAVE EARNED FOR THEMSELVES &/OR THEIR FAMILIES... ALL DESERVED BLESSINGS TO THEM.

Dang! Another good one bits the dust.

Here come the cop lovers to justify their actions.

They murder an unarmed black man, but make no arrest while Caucasians with assault weapons terrorize federal buildings. 🤔🤔🤔

If this was in NYC all the police officers would have gotten raises and a promotion

I can’t see anymore of this. I just can’t. So much unfair-ness, unjustified behavior that is so deep routed within police training, police daily patrols, police brutality. The list goes on. RIP to this man 😢😢😢

The men in blue are loosing respect .

Eye for an eye. Let these two officers have their lives drained away (on camera so their families can watch helplessly) by having someone cruelly and casually stomp down on their necks and chests as they beg for life. Fair, no? ICantBreath

HE DIED ON CAMERA AT THE HANDS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS HE DID NOT DIE AT THE HOSPITAL

Cold blooded murder in broad daylight with witnesses. This is SICK. BlackLivesMatter

Now being citizens go back in the neighborhoods without your badges and guns you COWARDS!

OMG OMG OMG!!!!! Put that Policeman in jail NOW!!!!!! OMG OMG HEARTBREAKING THAT THIS AMERICA IS CORRUPT!!!!!! I’m gonna throw up!!! OMG

The one thing this 'officer's can do immediately is resign...

keithellison thank you KatyTurNBC NicolleDWallace MSNBC

This is where citizens should be able to intervene and be legally justified. And you wonder why they get no respect. We need to start being our brother's keeper.

He definitely should be investigated. You wonder how many other people died under this killer’s custody. My condolences go out to this men’s family’s. Thank you for the brave people who recorded the video and the ones who risked their lives by telling this coward cop to stop 🛑.

How many times must we see this repeated before something is done to address the problem! We need police officers, not thugs. They have no right to act like judge, jury, executioner.

PattyArquette Throw both those cops in jail for murder that’s bullshit

This is reprehensible.The Officer who stood guard as his colleague murdered a man is just as complicit in this show of shame by the men of the Minneapolis PD.Big shame on you all

The white officer should be jailed for murder and the other officer for failure to render aid and violation of constitutional rights. They both know what they did wrong. They had plenty of time to react and make the situation preventable or correct it before it was too late!

Murder plain and simple

Two Minneapolis cops going on “stress leave” in 10...9....

olgaNYC1211 ' 'Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress' the statement said.'---so the officer knelt crushing his neck for about eight minutes, while hearing his last words saying he couldn't breathe.

WOW! Usually it's just a misunderstanding between the community & an officer that makes people afraid or hate them. However, In this case those officer know that a knee to the neck is consider 'Lethal Force' they know to render aid! I'm ashamed right now that I wore the badge!

Absolutely disgusting... hope these police are faced with the fullest extent of the law, and never wear badges again.

Look like flat out murder to me

Arrest those fkn sons of bitches. He was already restrained. No need to kill him. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Investigate? Wow. The cop kneeled on the dude's neck for how long? What's there to investigate? How to 'white wash' this?

This is disgusting & disturbing to imagine, much more, to watch. The officer, with hands in pockets, looks like he thinks he’s discovered a great new way to detain someone. WTF.

VV4Change Joe Biden has destroyed MILLIONS of Black American lives.

In all world this is murder.

I support the police, but this doesn’t look right in any way, and hurts police officers everywhere

Give this guy the chair

This is murder

Murder

Sick!

peace1 Another unarmed black man killed by police. I am so tired of this. We need police to protect not kill.

all cops should be [REDACTED]

The officer should go to jail. He was putting all his body weight on the mans neck. Of course it was a black man... SMH

Angry and disgusted. It's 2020, this should be a thing of the past already. They need to be fired and in jail.

When will this stop? Senseless and disturbing that police across our “democratic” country are allowed to continue murdering black people witjout consequence. Let’s see what commander-in-chief has to say?

TRUMPS FINEST

The man was murdered for alleged forgery?

Several minutes? Several minutes? Try TEN MINUTES!!! TEN!!!!!

This is another case of state-sanctioned murder.

No. Not several minutes. Several minutes is 3? 4? 5? That “officer” (can’t say, human) meant to kill that poor man. It was his intention. He took his time, without fear of repercussion. Because there will, most likely, be none.

And they wonder why they don’t always feel the love.

Instead of just reporting about it, let’s use your voice to demand murder indictments for both cops. We just watched a cop torture a handcuffed man to death while the other one prevented anyone to help. Murder and accomplice to murder MinneapolisPolice

Look ma !....murder with no hands.

When are the cops going to learn?

Murdered by police for passing a bad check. WHOA!

This is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen—again. When it’s safe to leave the house, I am leaving America forever. leavingamerica

Why does this crap keeps happening ?

Another qualified immunity case coming up.

Why didn't the officer get up off the man once he was handcuffed? This was horrible-

Forgery is not a capital offense. I’m for the killing of an unarmed person by a cop to be one, though.

It's a murder. Both of these police officers must be locked down for the life

MinneapolisPD I demand that the officers who murdered George Floyd be placed on admin leave WITHOUT pay. What they did was egregious and far outside of the lines of duty to protect and serve. You have afforded them a vacation while being investigated for MURDER!! UNACCEPTABLE!

Paid administrative leave? Sounds like a vacation. Why are officers always awarded with vacation after-the-fact?

Knee on neck and hand in pocket.....very very disturbing.

This is a crime and should be treated as such. Murderer

omg why💔💔😡

then what more Talking again so will his family be compensated w/ his death. If I was his family I would get me a great criminal defense attorney & file wrongful suit on this Department period & get $$$$$$$$$$$$$ for life

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Another day in another “utopia” run by Democrats ... 😢

Even if they investigate, this is clear as day murder, and they both should be fired & arrested. But, as tupac said, “I see no changes.” Do better MinneapolisPD

Unbelievable scene. As a retired detective I am disgusted and ashamed that any police could behave in that way. It was obvious he was in serious distress. Perhaps the deceased was a powerful man but what happened was an unlawful killing no matter how you view it. MinneapolisPD

this is so wrong

For the slow ones. By saying the words I can't breathe, you are proving that you can in fact breathe.

Murderous society.

Lot of complaints on this issue, 'we dont complaint like this to demand jobs, i'm telling ya'. A female african american told me this back in 2006, down in Florida.

olgaNYC1211 Without seeing victim it has to be black or brown. racism

How long until Fox News points this deceased man as a thug and try to bring up a two year old video to justify his death?

It’s hard to support the police when this crap happens Every. Single. Day. BlackLivesMatter BlackPeopleHaveRights PoliceBrutality Police

I’ll wait for the coroners report for definitive proof but this definitely looks like a homicide to me

olgaNYC1211 The cop must be charged with murder! He kept his knee on the man's neck for at least five minutes. This was a murder committed in broad daylight.

“Minneapolis Nice” on display, the police officer should be in custody. No administrative leave nonsense we often hear. This is murder plain and simple.

This is fucking murder , horrendous!!!

The officers should stripped their badges and thrown in the slammer

olgaNYC1211 Why is this cop not in jail? He murdered this man 👨 nfront of our eyes. 👀

olgaNYC1211 Turn over the officer to the family to deal with.

Arrest the Police man...he killed the black man!! Knowing he couldn’t breathe.

ObamaMama59 Seriously this hold was banned in states for this very reason. Who trains these people?

olgaNYC1211 Seriously 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Wow!!! That POS cop just murdered him in cold blood in front of witnesses!! He should be in FKing jail! This behavior is encouraged by our racist bootlicking AG who didn’t punish the cop that killed Eric Garner, the ones that killed John Crawford, Tamar Rice-a child! Many others!

They didn’t even do CPR!

I've been complaining to the FBI for years about Minnesota Cops, with Civil Rights Violations, but they fail to investigate if your a black male! cnn brikeilarcnn

WesPDX86 The United States is a racist police state. The United States is a racist police state. The United States is a racist police state. The United States is a racist police state. The United States is a racist police state. The United States is a racist police state.

justiceforgeorgefloyd he was murdered in cold blood.. Intention was clear choke him to death, really dead

This officer “failed to protect and serve” and if indeed this victim “died as a result of injuries suffered at the hands of this officer,” he should never wear a badge again. HumanSecurity

This is murder no matter what this man did he was hand cuffed and in custody. Why don’t we put a foot on the officers necks. The officers lay bare a culture. Get this one officer looks like a a minority as well.

So what’s the story here: “Thanks for working for free for hundreds of years and laying a solid foundation for our strong economy blackie, now go back to the jungle without returns to your investment”? BlackLivesMatters

This is abhorrent. There are no other words. There is no excuse for an office to ever place his knee on someone’s neck like this.

Do we get this same faux outrage if the guy was white or the cop black?

Horrible

And this country tries to teach human rights to others!! What a Shame! What a big shame!!!

The police (no matter where you are in the world) are nothing but state sponsored thugs. Scum of the earth.

He is a human being. If a dog was chocked to death there would be absolute outrage.

Those cops should be fired.

Totally unacceptable, and shameful

I am so sick of this happening. The officer knew he was being filmed and still felt totally comfortable killing this man in broad daylight. Because he can. I’m tired of this. And I know there will be a bunch of folks ready to defend the killing of a black man in handcuffs.

Such assholes..that should be forbidden

Just awful!💔😥

Wow 😳 officers should be prosecuted

Fire both those to lazy ass cops.. Abuse , excessive force...

Murder in the 2nd.

Atrocious

This is a prime example of a case where the officer should be arrested and tried for negligent homicide. Nearly every other job out there where your own action or inaction causes a death; you get charged for the death. Too often police are given a free pass.

hansonDigby Ah yes... the MPD.

Anything less than a Second Degree Murder charge is unacceptable

Before I read the article, my first thought was the man must be African-American and, sure enough ... I am so outraged, there are no words. We need citizen committees in every town & city to oversee there Police Departments and weed out the bad & incompetent cops!

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They literally reported he died from unforeseen natural causes Same Georgia racist with a license and government permission Man slaughter cops go home get pay for years then city settles for less than their salaries happy trails Less about Joe's gaffe more about police brutality

BOTH COPS BELONG IN JAIL FOR MURDER

why does this keep happening?

What could he have possibly have done for him to be thrown to the ground and have this trooper put his knee on his body. did he murder rape someone No it couldn’t have been handled like professionals standing and explaining the problem. No gun no knife only color.

real_farmacist He was handcuffed, all he had to do was get off his neck........I hope they dig deep into these officers lives......

It’s Murder pure and simple, he knew what he was doing

real_farmacist I have seen this on my twitter feed all day. There is no excuse for this. There is no excuse for the two white racist a**holes who murdered me Arbery. This officer should be charged with murder and his partner as an accomplice. Enough is enough!

Another police officer that has an ego and thinks he can do what he wants? He needs to be FIRED!

Thanks to trump, we truly are going backwards where the black community is concerned. This incident of a white police officer holding a black man down with his knee on his neck, while this man is pleading he can't breathe, is murder, and should be prosecuted as such!

MaloneDTLA Racist whites become racist cops.

When will these rogue officers be held accountable?

2020.

Not surprised. This is where the GOP has led us.

Treated in school and if you are considered an outsider or 'transplant' you are outcasted by said teacher and can often face ostracizion, discrimination and even racial profiling. Remember, our children are our future so lets give them the best start possible

Both officers in this video need to be arrested for murder. What kind of pos ahole puts their knee in the back of someones neck like that? I want to see both of them sent to prison.

this is awful. i’m disgusted. what makes me even more sad is that the bystanders couldn’t interfere because these cops would’ve done the same due to their color (assuming they were black)

This was heartbreaking, they just continued until they snuffed the life out of that man, against the objections of bystanders. We can’t stand by for this. We just can’t.

Investigate what exactly? What are they looking into? An excuse

Hopefully the next step is to expose the treatment in which minority and transplant(mn term) students face in the classroom. Most of our teachers are in a quasi 'good ol boys' network where your parents relationship with the future teacher can dictate how youre going to be

mooncindylu No trial No jury No justice This is the very opposite of our Constitution

If either of them have families or friends, forget you ever knew these little boys. They are no longer your father/ friend/ husband/ son, they are a killer. Don't go down with them.

Time and now what we face on a daily basis is now in the open for hopeful reform. If minnesota nice really meant nice our population would be double what it is now.

Welcome to America.

I can't watch this today. Not today - So glad I'm not in an office right now. I remember this feeling when Phillando Castile was killed. I had to leave the office. Everyone walking around like it was just another day at the office. Me sitting in my cube overcome with grief.

That officer murdered him he purposely added more pressure to his neck. Last I knew the penalty for forgery was not to be murdered on the street by a cop kneeling on his neck, the cop and his partner need to be charged with murder. That was intentional.

I am grateful this side of minnesota has been put in the national spotlight the past few years. From Philando Castillo, to the guy who was tackled in another cub foods parking lot to this incident here. Minority Minnesotans have been shunned and kept in the dark for a very long

Charge that cop with murder.

The nation's police officers saw Eric Garland murdered, and the murderers paid no price. Why would they believe they do not possess that same immunity from consequences?

I’m sorry, but that’s not a police officer. That’s a murderer.

This is why Kaepernick was kneeling!

He died right there! Cover up if they say he died at hospital

They still out here protecting and serving I see.

mathewgillisha1 He didn't die. He was murdered.

StephenGutowski 'Cops respond to call regarding a non-violent crime, and needlessly escalate it into a deadly situation.' FIFY. Yet another citizen dies for the crime of 'failure to obey' a tyrannical government official.

WillieGeist Oh my not again This is inexcusable

This is straight up murder in the first degree.

1SnoozyQ TheJusticeDept needs to have a metric for humanity as a core job requirement, ways to quantify a candidate’s capacity to execute job duties without discrimination & intelligence enough to discriminate based on physical threat assessments not emotional or personal prejudices...

Police are garbage

Being a cop doesn't mean you can just kill anybody. Charge both of them.

Horrible suffering way to die.

Another resisting case that did not need to happened.

And they’re on PAID FUKN LEAVE! When is the blatant disregard for the lives of people of color going to end?! I truly hate most of humanity.

LuLucy8 Another MURDERING COP!🤬🤬

What's to investigate! The murder by those two police officers is all on tape for the whole world to see! One murdered, the other stood by and kept anyone from trying to save the man's life.

this is how we teach our military cops rule number 1 kill rule number 2 go back to rule number 1

The epitome of horrific.

rule of thumb don't f==k with usa cops heartless soul less zombies watch full metal jacket / officer and a gentleman we train our personnel to be killing machines f=====g begging for war to kill waterboard and

That’s why I said some people become police to kill people with authority

Police are murderer's.

This is horrible MinneapolisPD and this is murder!

soooo this is the 'human rights' u were talking about😂

This officer is a psychopath.

The police department doesn't actually expect anyone to believe their story, do they? Multiple witnesses were there and have a completely different scenario. That man was murdered, plain and simple, by a bad cop.

I am furious. This is murder.

STOP BREAKING THE LAW, ASSHOLES.

As a Minneapolis resident, we need to do much better than this. It's sickening.

Good. Hope all are charged with murder.

Why the other chump stands over this hands in his pocket watching.

This cop murdered this man while his partner watched and did nothing.BOTH should be charged with murder!

Maybe it was because of a mask he was wearing during this fake Planned-Demic!

This is madness. Justice will be served in due time.

ACAB

Those two should be arrested immediately.. GeorgeFloyd life mattered... blm icantbreath All this b/c the store thought he was writing a bad check and then the police choke him the death... You can't even put your knee on someones neck that long in UFC MinneapolisPD

ACAB. Murderers.

Yet another instance of a White COP killing a Black man in the streets of America! Shameful and disgusting!

carlquintanilla This makes me sick.

Dear God. I don't recognize our country anymore.

what the hell is this?

The same Police killed Jesus, this people carry a curse.They behave the same everywhere.

This guy was a terrible Police Officer and should not be made to represent all Police Officers.

SupaStreet35 Paid leave inbound

I don’t usually go for things like this but I can’t imagine leaning on someone’s neck like that and trying to live with myself. The guy didn’t have a gun or he’d have been dead already. Even if there was an altercation started by this man against me I still wouldn’t stoop so low.

Yeah the MinneapolisPD murdered that man.

So sick of seeing articles like this. If it’s evident to bystanders that the person is in pain and needs help, then why can’t the cops as well?! Sure they have a tough job, but common f’ing sense needs to be a requirement.

Déjà vu..

Both these officers need to be locked up today. No excuses ASAP PoliceBrutality NazisWithBadges

They killed a black man over a forgery? Do you know how many white people have forged checks and live to tell the tale?

'Hot Spot'.

Disgusting , just horrific

ColemanforTN32 Oh no Very sorry to hear this

goldietaylor Damn, those cops must’ve been trained at NYPD MMA fighting gym.. They are obviously above the law. Let me guess, protect your brothers in blue even when they commit murder 🤷🏻‍♀️

KeemDream02 they're not going to like when black people start retaliating

Ppl need to start fighting back! Humanity calls for it. This poor man was dying and couldn’t breathe. I would’ve charged and rushed to help the man. Even if it meant my life or punishment.

Where are all the snake flag nerds?

StephenGutowski As someone that has both asthma and a general respect for law enforcement, this terrifies me.

🤔🤔🤔 maybe ?

ChrisLeaTV It’s a shame this happens every other week. Without a doubt, like they’re doing with Ahmaud, they’re gonna publish whatever they can find in George’s record to try to justify this bullshit.

Sometimes I hate cops

I work in mental health and I have for over a decade— I have been bitten, punched in the face, slapped, kicked, spit in the face, had my genitals grabbed, been stabbed with objects, scratched, and thrown across rooms more times than I can count. I have always received training...

daleizcrazy Too many ”vigilante” cops out there. This is a recurring theme. Continue to be stupid! No point in putting a knee on a man neck! Or for that matter anyone! He should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of law, not swept under rug which seems to be the norm.

This is straight BS!!!!!!!! injustice copkillers

Awful

A statement from the Minneapolis Police Dept. released early Tuesday said the officers had responded to a report of a forgery in progress and found the suspect in his car. He stepped out of the car when he was ordered to, police said, but then physically resisted officers.

That officer needs to go to prison for life. This is inexcusable

Looks like racism in USA is going up! 👎🏽

The other police officer just stood there and did nothing. Just unbelievable! Why us? I’m very sick and tired if this!

Trump’s America.

Nine minutes. Not several. Nine.

A REAL AFRICAN LEADER Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao on Africa & China Dr Arikana Hardest questions to UN, best speech 2019 Dr Arikana the day defended AU over Gaddafi, what about china in Africa!

Again? Come on... there has to be a way to provide adequate training for local police. The penalty for forgery should not be a death sentence.

Until there are consequences this police brutality will continue.

Stone cold Racist bare handed murderers! icantbreathe

People around warned the officer that the poor man was litterally dying, he begged him, people showing him his nose was bleeding and the man was not responding anymore but STILL the cop kept his knee on his neck. He knew he was killing that man , that on purpose he murdered him

First president trump, now the police. Keep it classy msnbc

Murder. On camara, while his partner stands idly by. Soooo disturbing.

Paid leave?! Isn’t that a paid vacation?

WillieGeist Colin Kaepernick was brutally criticized for taking a knee to stop Police Brutality, and it looks like the cops have just returned the favor.

This is involuntary manslaughter! Put this POS in jail. WTF is wrong w so many police officers today? They're all about dominating the situation seemingly without regard for negative consequences. When are cities & states going to mandate a change in tactics

Let me guess 'Let's not rush to judgement and wait for all of the facts to come out'

daleizcrazy And the other cops do nothing.

I thought they banned these kind of behavior? If this is the cause of his death, the police officer should be charged with murder.

人权呢?

That was murder. At the point a suspect no longer presents a threat, it became a criminal offense.

'Officers... noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress' I'm no doctor, but medical distress is what tends to happen when a person kneels on your neck for 8 minutes. I'm thinking that once the man passed out from lack of oxygen it was probably safe to remove the knee 🤔

Both officers must be fired immediately! The unarmed, 'cuffed' Black man posed NO THREAT to the Officers' lives! Despite his pleas that he couldn't BREATHE the Officer kept his knee on his neck! STOP POLICE BRUTALITY ! STOP THE MADNESS! GOOD OFFICERS WEED OUT THE MURDERS!

This is the turnout Amy Cooper was looking for...

Until we actually do something about this police bullshit its going to keep happening

They need to be arrested and charged with murder!

sabrinasingh24 7 minutes this man who was hired 'to protect and serve' kept his knee and full body weight on the side of the mans head against concrete. While he begged. This officer was aware of Eric Garner and other instances. This victim was not armed. This is manslaughter. If not murder.

I bet they are trump supporters😑

I been in the US ARMY for 22 years now. Made SGM and I can believe I am fighting for this country.

I feel sick to my stomach, outraged, Fed up, and angered every time I see a cop abused his authority.

Donald says it's okay

Both cops must be changed with his murder. The laws must change so cowards like these two, who work the force are held accountable.

White racist police officers have traded their filthy KKK robes and coned dunce caps for police uniforms! That is the PREVAILING problem across the US and WILL NOT go away anytime soon. Thus, 100's of ethnic people are beaten & killed by white KKK police - but not video taped!

At least they are investigating. If this was in Georgia maybe they would have started investigating something by October, but only if there was a video otherwise they would have given a medal to these officers.

Let me guess it’s because he’s black.

Bill BARR'S FBI? Sorry if I don't trust them to be on the hunt for real justice...

Fucking animals!

I bet they are trump supporters😑

Charge tha mf cop pig with murder..😡😡

UNEMPLOYED COP

This was murder.

Six and a half years ago

Handcuffed and already down, what was the point of that? POS cop

Murdered. Not protected. Not served.

The other officer, standing there calmly witnessing a murder is culpable too.

Oh, the police will just settle out of court with the family. In the end, it's ALWAYS about the cash. Mark my words.

Hard to trust cops 🚓.... want to but.

Heres the murderer

Even if he resisted arrest at first, that doesn’t explain the other 6 MINUTES of the video. This mans main crime was being black...he died after being accused of attempted forgery. These officers need to be arrested AND convicted

Perhaps Donald Trump will give the officer a scolding.

Within the next 12 hours you'll see a couple local stories about cops helping a little girl put a face mask on her doll or shooting hoops with some kids

DeniseDM5 *Man MURDERED by a police officer after pleading that he can’t breathe

When was a policeman last sentenced for murder? Just wondering.

Sheep sheep sheep coronavirus social distancing

These cops r DEPLORABLE! They r responsible for his death!

Toure this is what could have happened yesterday at Central Park because of Amy Cooper’s lies.

Murder. A hate crime.

I'm amazed they didn't place a 'race' headliner on this story...

Send this thug cop to prison for 20 years, he's a murderer and should be taken away from society, as soon as possible!😡🤬

This is why people kneel in protest! Yet we have a bunch of privileged assholes getting airtime for protesting and screaming at people due to the fact that they have to wear a damn mask. This is the stuff you need to report and keep reporting. This is injustice.

Racism, hatred and police brutality is rampant in America. This is intolerable and needs to stop now!!!

it will never happen to a white man!

More individuals appoint in our government system that takes advantage of it and people die.

Sweet Jesus....why didnt you get off his neck? And the partner did NOTHING

He died over writing a bad check.

3rd degree murder!

Both sides. Lets see his school records. He might have library books unreturned. He might have shouted at his friends. They will come with bunch of BS to make him look bad. Medal of freedom loading

This is complete trash, I wish they can shock the police officer to death also.

appalling! and then the officers go on a paid leave? i am disgusted.

ACAB

Or, we could wait until the investigation is over but NBC would rather race bait

Where are these black ppl that was outraged at Biden's you ain't black.Charlemagne, P diddy.Woman in Central Park lieing on a black man.

How much more of this can people take? It’s too much! 😐

To bad the person filming didnt call 911 and say a man can’t breath. Yelling fire is better than yelling help

White officer and a black suspect. Way to stoke that stereotype. Seriously, what does it take to get the message about choking suspects?

i dont get people cops politicans with no heart ....their are mentally ill people out there that do bad things but still need to be treated fairly until we realize if they did it cause of their illness or they are just a bad apple and hurt someone on purpose ,

He should be charged with Murder of this Black Man!!! Like a Lion on a Prey ..always on the neck!!

Is this another criminal crying about the consequences of being caught?

And one wonders why the police are not regarded very well!!! Interaction with the Police, may be dangerous to you health. That should be the warning displayed everywhere!

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