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crowd begins 9 minute kneel for how long George Floyd was made to suffer (Original Post) Demovictory9 May 2020 OP
I can't imagine having a living person under my knee that long, slowly dying. erronis May 2020 #1
Incredibly moving. crickets May 2020 #2
Wearing masks and keeping their distance. brer cat May 2020 #3
speaks volumes. stillcool May 2020 #4

erronis

(15,524 posts)
1. I can't imagine having a living person under my knee that long, slowly dying.
Sat May 30, 2020, 05:13 PM
May 2020

And doing that vile act consciously, willingly, on purpose.

Is that what policing is about? Hurting and killing others?

I thought it was about protecting all of us. Perhaps the most vulnerable being protected the most. Not your tribe, your race, you family. All of us.

brer cat

(24,690 posts)
3. Wearing masks and keeping their distance.
Sat May 30, 2020, 06:13 PM
May 2020

That is very moving. I can't imagine what he suffered for those long 9 minutes.

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