Street referee wrote:
former West Pointer wrote:
Watch the video. An elderly white man standing nonviolently in front of some police was roughly shoved to the ground by police officers. In falling, the old man smashed the back of his head into the concrete sidewalk. Blood spreads on the sidewalk as the officers continue walking forward without stopping..
Actually I don't have a problem with this one. The old man aggressivly approached the police. He didn't move back and was shoved back.
It's unfortunate that he fell and hurt himself, but is was at his own risk.
Are you kidding me? How was a 75-year old unarmed man a threat to a mob of 100+ fully armed policemen? This was ATTEMPTED MURDER. Exactly the same as Chauvin. Pushing back a 75-year old person and sending them with their back of the head (MMA guys aren't even allowed to punch that region) on concrete is as lethal as it can get.
Not sure if it's 2nd degree or 3rd degree in that state, but it is MURDER just like Floyd was. I'm starting more and more to think this isn't about race, but about police and their training in general. Happens in different states, absolutely no regard for the life of people. The people sworn to protect us are killing us.