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Originally Posted by Damien
The (former) police officer has been arrested and charged with murder now.
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What is driving the protests? I have been following this today and it's one of the few times where everyone seems to be angry at the police and believe George Floyd was murdered. Even Trump wasn't defending the police on it. Right-wing media in the states were saying he was murdered.
Is it just an expression of anger?
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So, the guy was originally arrested for passing a fake $20 bill. In a store at 30th & Chicago (which is not a great area) this type of stuff happens all the time.
He was either drink or high at the time of his arrest, There was some degree of resistance unsure if it was verbal or physical he was maced and then at some point later cuffed.
What’s we are only seeing now is the footage of three police officers kneeling on his spine (reversed angle taken from a restaurant)
People are angry because the original behaviour whilst wrong had happened in that area for years and this time has been totally overreacted too.
The store owner is actually paying for the guys funeral.
There’s Humvees all over the place, sirens are blaring all over the city center. Major concerns that this could spread out to places like Minnetonka
Bizarre behaviour all round for what is probably the most liberal state in the US
Just seen on the news the officer kneeling on his neck has been charged with 3rd degree murder and manslaughter