Looting...
 

To whom it may concern,

Who the hell is George Floyd?

Sincerely,
The “Protesters”

The man's name is George Floyd.

And, while there certainly some people taking advantage of this tragedy(and it's not just black folks), the vast majority are indeed protesting the murder of yet another unarmed black man...this one happened to already be handcuffed and in police custody. I suggest you watch the entire 10 minute video recorded by a bystander.

These protests are not just about George Floyd.

They about Briana Taylor, Aubrey Ahmad, Philando Castile, Botham Jean, Tamir Rice and many, many others.

BTW, The Minneapolis PD has a long history of white cops abusing black and brown people and, the cop who pressed his knee and full body weight onto Mr. Floyd's neck for 10 mins. (for 3 minutes AFTER Mr. Floyd was unresponsive), has 18 serious complaints filed against him.

Personally, I think that cop should be charged with murder and the other 3 should be charged as accessories. Doesn’t change the fact that stealing and burning down personal property is NOT protesting.

It’s criminal, and should be treated that way. End of story.

Minneapolis protester warns the unrest will hit the suburbs next because there is 'nothing left here' as thousands ignore city curfew and take to the streets in fourth night of disturbances

I’m ready when you are... Rosa Parks and MLK are rolling over in their graves.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urbs-next.html

Bad apples in every and any group, whether it's the protester or the cops. Sucks.

I believe the one cop is being charged with manslaughter. Unsure about the others. What I don't understand is, how come none of the other cops try to calm that one cop down, be like "hey that's enough, gotta ease off"....

Exactly. That’s why I said they should be charged as accessories. But that’s not the point I was making.

I know, the looting and stealing are just.......sigh......some "protester" aren't there to protest at all......:shakes head: Criminals taking advantage

Look at the **** going on is San Jose. I don't give 2 fvcks what you are protesting if you block the highway and attack my car I'm running your *** over twice. These people are not protesting any more they are attacking other citizens. They are a mob and should be treated as such.

I agree yes MLK is tossing over in anger this is not the way he preach to protest by doing civil disobedience!

Looting and burning should be equally prosecuted by the law.

They had the opportunity to punish those police officers but they have turned the hatred and sympathies of majority of Americans against the people of Minnesota who Equally violated the law.

Evil took advantage of another evil.

Opportunity missed...people of Minnesota for obtaining justice and now the hammer of law will befall on to you.

They fuckin damaged the COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME!! That's not protesting :shakes head:


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From what I have been reading and seeing, the vast majority of the people getting violent are not protestors. Many of them have come from other towns and states to foment violence.

I didn't see what happened before Mr. Floyd was pinned down, so I really can't comment on whether or not the officer's actions were warranted. But, if the officer who killed him is guilty of 3rd Degree Murder (similar to manslaughter) as charged, the three other officers were, at the very least, not "protecting and serving" and very possibly aiding-and-abetting, accessories, or whatever the legal term would be.

Let me make this clear, looting/rioting is NOT protesting. If you disagree with the government and want your views to be known, by all means, protest your heart out.... carry signs, march, chant some cute little rhymes. IDGAF, thats free speech, and thats what I and other veterans served and fought for your right to do so.
But when you vandalize, burn and steal from local businesses, inflict bodily harm on others, you are a thug.
Covid has hurt the small business owners as it is, not to mention the people they employ, and when I see them being vandalized, looted and burned....:mad:

No need to see what happened beforehand. Because if Mr. Floyd had done anything remotely deserving of the officer's treatment (i.e. his neck pinned by the officer's knee), an appropriate reaction by the officer would have been to draw his weapon and maintain distance from the suspect.

A firing squad would be too good for this so-called officer :gtfo2:

IMHO, I think when a suspect is under control...in this case, handcuffed and face down on the ground, with 4 officers surrounding, the police officer has to loosen up on the force being pressed on the suspect. Whatever said or done, it's over with.

I believe this is a case of excessive force, or aka police officer can't reign in his own emotion.

For fxck sake, the officer had his knee on the guy's neck/face, while having one hand in his pocket....so don't tell me the suspect wasn't already under control.

Yes, the looters suck and some innocent folks are getting hurt.
People will take advantage when they see an opportunity.
I saw plenty of white people looting too...Just as I did in the L.A. riots in 1992.

I know it's hard for many to even understand the amount of anger these folks are feeling.
This isn't about 1 handcuffed black man being killed by cops.

This is about 400 yrs of abuse, terror and death.

When people took a knee in silent protest after Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and others, they were labeled Anti-American and traitors and NOTHING changed.

When people see that carrying signs, marching, chanting some cute little rhymes (wow, you really showed some class) doesn't change things, then what? THIS!

How many of you have been pulled over and had guns drawn on you because you looked like you didn't belong in that neighborhood or didn't look like you should be driving the car you're driving?

How many of you have been followed around a store while you were just shopping?

How many of you have been chased down and had guns pulled on you because you looked like you up to no good?

Unless you've lived your life in fear just because of your skin color, it's hard to understand how these folks feel.

I get it, I'm a white guy...well, Italian/Spanish/Welch but, I've had people do horrible things to me and my family because they thought my Italian mother was Mexican.

We were living in Springfield, MO. in the late 1970's.
Me (long hair and tanned), my mom (a small, dark haired woman) and her Blond, blued eyed husband (my stepdad). I came home one day and found our 2 cats and 2 dogs had been poisoned and were dead. The people who did it, left a note on our door saying MEXICANS GET OUT!!! I wanted to burn the entire town to the ground, instead, we just moved away.

So, yeah, I'm a bit more sympathetic to the plight of these people.

I'm sorry to those of you who simply can't imagine what these people feel because you've never been made to feel the way they do.

Flame away!