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“ film paints is one of police officers desperately trying to do their jobs in near-impossible circumstances”

Really?

what were these “near-impossible circumstances”

the police officer continued keeping his knee on George’s neck….what was so impossible to remove his knee and check if the suspect was ok?
 
Notch7 said:
“ film paints is one of police officers desperately trying to do their jobs in near-impossible circumstances”

Really?

what were these “near-impossible circumstances”

the police officer continued keeping his knee on George’s neck….what was so impossible to remove his knee and check if the suspect was ok?
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I'm sure most cops would have eased off, and Derek who I think had a dislike fir George was could have eased off the neck .


Let's not forget George was a very big man with a violent history.
 
Bod ... said:
Let's not forget George was a very big man with a violent history.
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Exactly.
When this story came out my police officer friend said that this could've happened to any officer.
Not unusual for a copper to come across the same criminal several times or know about their "mischievous" behaviour.
Add that to the size of the violent criminal and you have a good combination of fear to be harmed, hence the robust approach.
What I don't understand of this story is why they didn't cuff him, hands and feet and contain him without kneeling on his neck for so long.
 
Bod ... said:
I'm sure most cops would have eased off, and Derek who I think had a dislike fir George was could have eased off the neck .


Let's not forget George was a very big man with a violent history.
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I think the video of a bystander pleading with the officer to ease off is behind the global interest in this case. It was certainly horrible to watch

The anger came from people seeing how he didn't need to die.

Sure he was a lowlife with a violent history, but he wasn't being violent at the time.
 
Notch7 said:
I think the video of a bystander pleading with the officer to ease off is behind the global interest in this case. It was certainly horrible to watch

The anger came from people seeing how he didn't need to die.

Sure he was a lowlife with a violent history, but he wasn't being violent at the time.
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I agree but he was aggressively resisting arrest, if I read correctly
 
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Bod ... said:
I'm sure most cops would have eased off, and Derek who I think had a dislike fir George was could have eased off the neck .


Let's not forget George was a very big man with a violent history.
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Let’s not forget that a white police officer knelt on his neck long enough to kill him.
 
Bod ... said:
I agree but he was aggressively resisting arrest, if I read correctly
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He was very difficult to control, he was very drunk, high on drugs, and he had so abused his body, he was on the verge of dying anyway. The officer was just unfortunate, he died there and then. What has it to do with colour, or BLM?
 
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Roy Bloom said:
Let’s not forget that a white police officer knelt on his neck long enough to kill him.
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From what I have read on the Officer was that he was not a nice man, or was he just a tough man. Coppers need to be tough on the streets of the US.

I've seen nothing to suggest he was a bent copper.
 
Bod ... said:
I've seen nothing to suggest he was a bent copper
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have you looked hard?

”Seventeen complaints filed with Minneapolis police about Derek Chauvin. Six times in which prosecutors say Chauvin used force against arrestees”

eu.usatoday.com

Derek Chauvin used force against suspects before George Floyd. The jury won't hear about 6 of those incidents.

Prosecutors tried to introduce six incidents in which they say Derek Chauvin used unreasonable force on people. The judge didn't allow them.
eu.usatoday.com eu.usatoday.com


www.thesun.co.uk

Does Derek Chauvin have a violent past?

FORMER Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd back in April of 2021. Cha…
www.thesun.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk

 
Notch7 said:
have you looked hard?

”Seventeen complaints filed with Minneapolis police about Derek Chauvin. Six times in which prosecutors say Chauvin used force against arrestees”

eu.usatoday.com

Derek Chauvin used force against suspects before George Floyd. The jury won't hear about 6 of those incidents.

Prosecutors tried to introduce six incidents in which they say Derek Chauvin used unreasonable force on people. The judge didn't allow them.
eu.usatoday.com eu.usatoday.com


www.thesun.co.uk

Does Derek Chauvin have a violent past?

FORMER Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd back in April of 2021. Cha…
www.thesun.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk

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I see that there was 17 or 19 complaints but that doesn't make him bent
 
johnny2007 said:
What I don't understand of this story is why they didn't cuff him, hands and feet and contain him without kneeling on his neck for so long.
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Because Chauvin murdered him, he wasn't interested in cuffing him, he didn't care if he died. His record speaks volumes.
 
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