This is the MOST disturbing police brutality video I’ve ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apparently there will be an 8pm curfew here, although there are people out and about absolutely everywhere. Lots of windows smashed. Plywood up all over the place. People thirsty for action.

Part of it is covid. People were just looking for a good reason to end isolation and distancing, and now they have it—all over the country, not just here. Coming to a major city near you.

What bothers me is the stimuli given by the government and the media. There is a carnival atmosphere, like a performance stage or a dance floor, complete with flashing lights, sirens, and the damn choppers hovering around. It creates arousal, tension, and the situation becomes pregnant with expectation. They totally exacerbate the very situation they are there to defuse.

I'm pretty sure the cops are operating mostly according to union rules—that is, they will not intervene or involve themselves unless they have overwhelming superiority—something they don’t have at the moment.

Big fire visible from our place now in the distance, looks like it’s in the hood.

Even though we are pretty far away, we live high up in a condo where the winds are stronger, and can smell the smoke.

Hmmm. Looks like it’s time to move back to Canada, or maybe get a euro citizenship.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Hmmm. Looks like it’s time to move back to Canada, or maybe get a euro citizenship.

Somewhere like Paris, which never has riots.

Not only have I been in Paris for riots over the past 25 years, I was also right in the thick of it in Barcelona.

The thing is that the underlying culture there is more appealing to me, YMMV—although I would never consider living in Paris, no matter how much my wife likes it.

Curfew now in effect, and hundreds of people just marched by the building. They are now further empowered by breaking the law with impunity.

Government can’t seem to get anything right.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

time to move back to Canada, or maybe get a euro citizenship.

Or maybe the greatest country in the world, Australia.

We're fairly picky though, no blatant racists like El Keniano.

Australian here. wrote:

Sprintgeezer wrote:

time to move back to Canada, or maybe get a euro citizenship.

Or maybe the greatest country in the world, Australia.

We're fairly picky though, no blatant racists like El Keniano.

You haven't looked in the mirror lately, have you? Anyone who doesn't think there's racism in Australia doesn't live there - or is a ..

Armstronglivs wrote:

Australian here. wrote:

Or maybe the greatest country in the world, Australia.

We're fairly picky though, no blatant racists like El Keniano.

You haven't looked in the mirror lately, have you? Anyone who doesn't think there's racism in Australia doesn't live there - or is a ..

Idiot, what country doesn't have racists?

They're just not as thick on the ground here as most other countries.

Accordingly, we don't want more of them.

In your case a bit of research might help.

The news that they worked at the same club and didn't know each other seems very odd.

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865803157/george-floyd-and-derek-chauvin-were-co-workers-says-former-club-owner

Australian here. wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

You haven't looked in the mirror lately, have you? Anyone who doesn't think there's racism in Australia doesn't live there - or is a ..

Idiot, what country doesn't have racists?

They're just not as thick on the ground here as most other countries.

Accordingly, we don't want more of them.

In your case a bit of research might help.

I'm from your part of the world. I know about Australian history and its treatment of the Aborigines. I've also seen plenty of opinionated jerks like you.

My girlfriend and I just went for a walk around Lake Merritt and downtown Oakland. There is a riot going on. All the parked cars have their windows smashed in, many of the storefronts are busted open, people have smashed their way into a Chase bank. Most of the trash cans are on fire. There are bonfires in the middle of the street. Several helicopters are flying above and I've spotted a few drones too. People are doing donuts in the street with their cars and blasting loud music. It's almost a party atmosphere. It's pretty much all younger people in their 20's. Many of them appear to be white suburban kids.

Seriously I am beginning to think this whole thing was set up by provocateurs from the beginning. The way this is all going down...we've seen all this before, haven't we? I mean, not the Covid part.

Tom Connors wrote:

https://us.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/derek-chauvin-criminal-complaint-trnd/index.html

-- It says Floyd had underlying health issues: "The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease."

-- It says three factors contributed to this death: "The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death."

More Letsrun.com BS. The man is pleading for his life in distress and as a first responder you still have him pinned to the ground by the neck like an animal. More Letsrun.com racist/zero empathy/unaccountable BS looking for a round about way to blame George Floyd for his own death.

Lb314 wrote:

Tom Connors wrote:

https://us.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/derek-chauvin-criminal-complaint-trnd/index.html

-- It says Floyd had underlying health issues: "The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease."

-- It says three factors contributed to this death: "The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death."

More Letsrun.com BS. The man is pleading for his life in distress and as a first responder you still have him pinned to the ground by the neck like an animal. More Letsrun.com racist/zero empathy/unaccountable BS looking for a round about way to blame George Floyd for his own death.

I'm sorry, there is absolutely no way George suddenly died of heart disease and the cop kneeling on his neck was a coincidence.

Bullshit. This is an attempt by the State to calm everyone down.

They couldn't even quite go as far as to say the officer's actions didn't cause his death. They stated police are taught that a knee restraint whilst a suspect is prone is dangerous and that George's death was "contributed to by the police restraint".

Yeah, the contribution was 100%

So how was George Floyd's death "set up by provocateurs"?

I'm willing to accept the police may not have followed correct procedure here, but think of what they have to go through every day.

Either it's violent multiple conviction ghetto thugs willing to endanger their lives to steal a six pack of beer or some sneakers, or illegal aliens who may be anything from congenital retards to career drug dealers and sex traffickers.

Many an officer snaps under the pressure. Most of them are suffering from PTSD and don't even know it. You can't blame them for going all Full Metal Jacket when faced with these threats.

Tom Connors wrote:

https://us.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/derek-chauvin-criminal-complaint-trnd/index.html

-- It says Floyd had underlying health issues: "The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease."

-- It says three factors contributed to this death: "The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death."

We should treat this like they do Covid.

Call it a cop related or linked death. He died due to complications from an interaction with cops.

phoenixdude wrote:

I'm willing to accept the police may not have followed correct procedure here, but think of what they have to go through every day.

Either it's violent multiple conviction ghetto thugs willing to endanger their lives to steal a six pack of beer or some sneakers, or illegal aliens who may be anything from congenital retards to career drug dealers and sex traffickers.

Many an officer snaps under the pressure. Most of them are suffering from PTSD and don't even know it. You can't blame them for going all Full Metal Jacket when faced with these threats.

What threat?

A guy in handcuffs charged with passing a bad $20 bill?

phoenixdude wrote:

I'm willing to accept the police may not have followed correct procedure here, but think of what they have to go through every day.

Either it's violent multiple conviction ghetto thugs willing to endanger their lives to steal a six pack of beer or some sneakers, or illegal aliens who may be anything from congenital retards to career drug dealers and sex traffickers.

Many an officer snaps under the pressure. Most of them are suffering from PTSD and don't even know it. You can't blame them for going all Full Metal Jacket when faced with these threats.

Why are you painting this created, concocted, weaved, false narrative to justify the officers actions. This BS again of negating responsibility, of not wanting to be accountable, of not being empathetic.

THE OFFICER HAD NO EMPATHY. THE MAN PLEADED MULTIPLE TIMES TO INDICATE HE WAS NOT IN A GOOD WAY INCLUDING BY STANDERS BUT THE HALF HUMAN OFFICER COULD NOT, DID NOT RELATED TO THOSE HUMAN EMOTIONS. F**K !!!

Australian here. wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

You’re vile.

Nothing vile about pointing out what seems to be the bleedin' obvious.

Instead lets all bury our heads in the sand and pretend otherwise and it might all go away.

You also seem to be an idiot.

Whats the statistics on white people killing white people?