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cstanleytech

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6. There is a difference between using proper force to subdue a person vs using unnecessary force that

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 08:45 PM

Mar 2021

is not even approved of to use which in this case is using your knees on someones neck.
In this case I think they went wayyyyy overboard on the amount of force that they should have used.

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Derek Chauvin's body camera video shows his reaction just after Floyd left in an ambulance [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP

Floyd was having a panic attack. He showed no aggression or violence against the cops Walleye Mar 2021 #1

That's what it looked like to me. They could have just waited for him to calm down. everyonematters Mar 2021 #2

Yep. If they only had treated him like a fellow human being. Walleye Mar 2021 #3

Yesterday one of the cable shows did an interview Deminpenn Apr 2021 #14

There is a difference between using proper force to subdue a person vs using unnecessary force that cstanleytech Mar 2021 #6

THat Witness Broke My Heart Me. Mar 2021 #4

I was crying along with him earlier today... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #8

Even if Floyd needed restraint, how do we account for other 8:36 crushing his neck? Hoyt Mar 2021 #5

There is no account Deuxcents Mar 2021 #10

Ditto! BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #12

Sick pig. Martin68 Mar 2021 #7

Thank You for Posting...I believe that this tesetimony from McMillian as well as yesterday's Stuart G Mar 2021 #9

When you only have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Drum Mar 2021 #11

So, he's on the ground, face down, handcuffed and joshdawg Apr 2021 #13

The scariest part of the body cam footage Deminpenn Apr 2021 #15

"...a sizable guy..." live love laugh Apr 2021 #16