George Floyd Protest/Riots

[Orangeburst]

Pure democracy in action.

Mob Rule

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

These are facts...

 

[McDad]

They routinely fly over border cities. Unless they are watching the Canadien border, I see no reason for them to be in Minneapolis. It may be nothing, or it may be yet another infringement on our privacy. Who knows.

From your linked article:
"CBP AMO [Air and Marine Operations] routinely conducts operations with other federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to assist law enforcement and humanitarian relief efforts," a CBP spokesperson told Motherboard in a statement. "AMO carries out its mission nationwide, not just at the border, consistent with federal laws and policies.

 

[ETV]

Time to turn on CNN and get my daily updates of my white privilege, systemic racism and why I'm responsible for the protests / riots.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Yeah. We shall see what happens when he's acquitted because the charges don't stick

That’s on hold for the coordinated, planned, funded, bricks placed in advance riots right after the Trump victory in November.

Go ahead and mark it down how the leftists will ruin the holidays.

 

[AirVol]

Where’s Kapernick ?

 

[Rickyvol77]

Where’s Kapernick ?

At his mansion with his white family

 

[RDU VOL#14]

As sure as the sun rising tomorrow.

He should’ve been smarter than to say that given the temperature of the room right now. That said, it’s gonna be apology season for for the foreseeable future. It’s open season for anyone that has ever said or done anything that could possibly be construed as racist.
We were already getting to a place where late night comedians were being forced to apologize for 20 year old SNL skits that weren’t even racist. Now it’s going to be at an all time level of eggshell tip toeing. Hell Drew Brees is already being cancelled after he gave his views on kneeling today and he’s done more for the black community of New Orleans than just about anybody. This sadly is going to be exploited more and more by opportunists and we’re only a week since George Floyd died at the hands of a POS cop.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

At his mansion with his white family

.......and probably smoking a big ole fatty.

 

[NCFisher]

Because to appease the crowd he had to overcharge them

Exactly right. Getting murder 2 on Chauvin will be difficult enough as it requires proof he intended to kill Floyd - GF luck. Now Ellison doubles down on stupid by charging the other officers with aiding and abetting murder.

It's as though he's trying to throw the trial(s) by indulging the family and the horde, and guaranteeing a second round.

 

[volfanjustin]

I think in the very beginning someone on this forum predicted 11,000 Dow with Covid.

The old swamp rat?

 

[Weezer]

@golfballs lol as she uses black hand clap emojis

I've heard this argument before. I just said fine, you can still be a bigot. Racism/bigotry, whatever you want to call it. It's not okay for anyone of any color to discriminate against another person on the basis of the color of their skin. Or their religion. Or their sexual orientation.

 

[rjd970]

Exactly right. Getting murder 2 on Chauvin will be difficult enough as it requires proof he intended to kill Floyd - GF luck. Now Ellison doubles down on stupid by charging the other officers with aiding and abetting murder.

It's as though he's trying to throw the trial(s) by indulging the family and the horde, and guaranteeing a second round.

I don’t think he/they gets convicted on 2nd degree, but there will certainly be civil rights violations found.

3rd degree murder or manslaughter was much more reasonable.

This is all JMO because I don’t know all the legalese involved.

 

[Orangeburst]

Exactly right. Getting murder 2 on Chauvin will be difficult enough as it requires proof he intended to kill Floyd - GF luck. Now Ellison doubles down on stupid by charging the other officers with aiding and abetting murder.

It's as though he's trying to throw the trial(s) by indulging the family and the horde, and guaranteeing a second round.

Would not surprise me he wants them off to initiate more domestic terrorism.

 

[Weezer]

Exactly right. Getting murder 2 on Chauvin will be difficult enough as it requires proof he intended to kill Floyd - GF luck. Now Ellison doubles down on stupid by charging the other officers with aiding and abetting murder.

It's as though he's trying to throw the trial(s) by indulging the family and the horde, and guaranteeing a second round.

I don't think intent has to be proven, necessarily. If they can prove Chauvin acted with depraved indifference, I think that can get a murder 2 charge to stick. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not 100% on the interpretation, but I think on a second degree charge you don't always have to show intent.

 

[MontyPython]

Mad Dog slams our idiot President....

Trump is needlessly dividing the country and "militarizing" America's response to the protests, Mattis wrote in a statement published by The Atlantic magazine. The former general also offered a full-throated endorsement of the demonstrations, which have unfolded across the U.S. after George Floyd, an African American man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.

Mattis took particular aim at the White House's decision on Monday to forcibly clear protesters from a park in front of the White House, so that Trump could walk across the street and pose with a Bible in front of a historic church, saying it was an abuse of power.

Noting his own oath to uphold the Constitution when he first joined the military, Mattis wrote: "Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens – much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside."

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

Mad Dog slams our idiot President....

Trump is needlessly dividing the country and "militarizing" America's response to the protests, Mattis wrote in a statement published by The Atlantic magazine. The former general also offered a full-throated endorsement of the demonstrations, which have unfolded across the U.S. after George Floyd, an African American man, was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer.

Mattis took particular aim at the White House's decision on Monday to forcibly clear protesters from a park in front of the White House, so that Trump could walk across the street and pose with a Bible in front of a historic church, saying it was an abuse of power.

Noting his own oath to uphold the Constitution when he first joined the military, Mattis wrote: "Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens – much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside."

Yeah but now Mattis is a has been liberal shill!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I don't think intent has to be proven, necessarily. If they can prove Chauvin acted with depraved indifference, I think that can get a murder 2 charge to stick. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not 100% on the interpretation, but I think on a second degree charge you don't always have to show intent.

In another thread someone posted from MN law that had to prove felonius assault. If he did something he was trained to do then it would be hard to prove

 

[Weezer]

In another thread someone posted from MN law that had to prove felonius assault. If he did something he was trained to do then it would be hard to prove

Is placing your knee on someone's neck for nine minutes as they scream "I can't breathe" part of officer training?

 

[Rickyvol77]

.......and probably smoking a big ole fatty.

His girlfriend really is fat oh wait that’s not you meant

 

[NCFisher]

Police Body Cam Vid Shows 'Execution' of Daniel Shaver, Officer Found Not Guilty

Warning: Video in the link is pretty disturbing.

I post this for two reasons.

1. This is about 100x worse than the Floyd murder. The way the police talked to him, the attitude, the execution, everything. Had this been a black man our country would be literally burning right now.

2. We have got to do something about police training, militarization, self-policing from the police...something. Look at this video, it is flat murder. Inscribed on his AR-15 was the words “Your ****ed”.

This police officer was found not guilty.

Infuriating. Black, white, red, whatever...this **** has to stop. I’m sure we will still have our resident police apologetics in saying the justice system worked here and this cop was justified in everything.

The man killed was a dumbass and became overwrought. The cop was too hopped up and should have recognized that. The man could have readily been handcuffed while lying face down and not crawling while being bombarded with outlandish instructions.

But it isn't murder and what he has scribed on the side of his gun is irrelevant. If this was police procedure, it is ludicrously complicated procedure. If it's not, the cop should have been charged with something fitting the situation.

The first point is well-placed. Twice as many whites are killed by police each year and under the same circumstances. We don't pillage in response.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Is placing your knee on someone's neck for nine minutes as they scream "I can't breathe" part of officer training?

Considering I'm not a police officer I don't know. Haven't been through their training

 

[NCFisher]

I don’t think he/they gets convicted on 2nd degree, but there will certainly be civil rights violations found.

3rd degree murder or manslaughter was much more reasonable.

This is all JMO because I don’t know all the legalese involved.

You're right about the charge, though; murder 3 and/or man. is approximating the crime. Convicting him on murder 2 would be an injustice and such decisions endanger everyone.

Charging the other three with accessory to murder 2 is just asking for acquittal and another rampage. DAF.

 

[rjd970]

The man killed was a dumbass and became overwrought. The cop was too hopped up and should have recognized that. The man could have readily been handcuffed while lying face down and not crawling while being bombarded with outlandish instructions.

But it isn't murder and what he has scribed on the side of his gun is irrelevant. If this was police procedure, it is ludicrously complicated procedure. If it's not, the cop should have been charged with something fitting the situation.

The first point is well-placed. Twice as many whites are killed by police each year and under the same circumstances. We don't pillage in response.

The cop in this video was a bigger POS than Chauvin and it isn’t close. I’m sorry, that is just the way it is. We aren’t talking about a knee to the neck, this was several rounds fired into a guy on the ground after the cop toyed with him. This guy was killed literally trying to do everything he could to comply.

This police militarization is out of control and these special forces wannabees need to have their F’n toys taken away until they can get their egos in check.

 

[NCFisher]

I don't think intent has to be proven, necessarily. If they can prove Chauvin acted with depraved indifference, I think that can get a murder 2 charge to stick. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not 100% on the interpretation, but I think on a second degree charge you don't always have to show intent.

I read that indifference would permit the murder 3 charge, but not 2 which intent to kill must be proven. If that's the case, he should walk and I'll be happy he does. We don't overcharge and overconvict because of emotions; that isn't rule of law.