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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:35 PM May 2020

Four Minneapolis Cops fired because of death of George Floyd

Source: Bring Mn the News:

Four Minneapolis police officers involved in the incident that is believed to have led to the death of George Floyd have been fired.

Chief Medaria Arradondo and Mayor Jacob Frey made the announcement at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.

"This is the right call," Frey said.

Two more officers also responded to the scene a short time later.

None of the officers have been formally identified, but the officer with his knee on Floyd's neck is believed to be Officer Derek Chauvin.



Read more: https://bringmethenews.com/

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Four Minneapolis Cops fired because of death of George Floyd (Original Post) Stuart G May 2020 OP
Good BUT they should be arrested and be behind bars! n/t chillfactor May 2020 #1
I don't know nothing but I think the officer who killed Floyd will be arrested. Stuart G May 2020 #3
Any charges of murder? IronLionZion May 2020 #2
Not yet..(at least the article doesn't say so) Stuart G May 2020 #4
At least the guy with the knee on his neck... Bengus81 May 2020 #21
Cops say if you're talking, you're breathing. It's a lie to avoid responsibility PerceptionManagement May 2020 #5
Until you are not talking anymore and you are dead. LizBeth May 2020 #12
At some point Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #6
Usually it takes months and years for an "investigation" into police misconduct kiri May 2020 #8
I'm talking about action being taken Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #16
Like so? snort May 2020 #25
Nope Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #30
I've said this before; in the wake of 9/11 cops have been given a pass captain queeg May 2020 #7
Millions of pay outs in MN StClone May 2020 #9
Another victim of Trump... clementine613 May 2020 #10
I'm no legal expert but it seems to me that by firing these officers they can then be prosecuted abqtommy May 2020 #11
That's what I was thinking Mosby May 2020 #24
The union will back them 150% even after they are fired Hassin Bin Sober May 2020 #27
I'm sorry to hear that. But then I was on jury duty earlier this year and if juries in Chicago are abqtommy May 2020 #28
Union might not back them, but FOP will DeminPennswoods May 2020 #29
Arrest the fucking murderers Miigwech May 2020 #13
Prosecuted marieo1 May 2020 #14
Murder most foul Blue Owl May 2020 #15
Watch MF45 make them martyrs after Fox tonight reports they were fired kimbutgar May 2020 #17
Trump will use this to turn police departments against their mayors. He'll offer them jobs. ancianita May 2020 #18
Sounds like there may be some very incriminating evidence Mr.Bill May 2020 #19
When the police refuse to police their own everyone is in danger. NoRoadUntravelled May 2020 #20
Remember...this is Trump Country!!! Bengus81 May 2020 #22
When Someone Says They Can't Breathe Ya Might Want To Stop Choking Them DanieRains May 2020 #23
Voluntary manslaughter ... hard prison time Auggie May 2020 #26
As they should be Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 #31
I blame the training. Aussie105 May 2020 #32
I blame it on him being a racist Lars39 May 2020 #33
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #34
They should be charged with murder. zanana1 May 2020 #35

Bengus81

(6,907 posts)
21. At least the guy with the knee on his neck...
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:57 PM
May 2020

How many fucking times did that cop need to be told he couldn't breathe? Charge that mother fucker with MURDER ONE.

5. Cops say if you're talking, you're breathing. It's a lie to avoid responsibility
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:44 PM
May 2020

for the murders they perform. I wish more people agreed with the responses in this post.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,438 posts)
6. At some point
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:53 PM
May 2020

people are going to get tired of this, and as a group, take these "policemen" down. From what I read of this story, the crowd got quite angry and started to encroach.

What happens to police credibility and effectiveness once that line is crossed, and criminal policemen find themselves subject to mob action?

kiri

(786 posts)
8. Usually it takes months and years for an "investigation" into police misconduct
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:18 PM
May 2020

This astonishes me. Usually it takes months and years for an "investigation" into police misconduct to be completed--and even longer if the fraternal order wants to slow things down. These firings show that an investigation can happen quickly when they want it to.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,438 posts)
16. I'm talking about action being taken
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:19 PM
May 2020

at the time of the incident. If you have a few dozen citizens watching two or more cops murdering someone, at some point, the crowd will decide to stop the murder.

And the police will not like the result.

Once that Rubicon is crossed, all trust and respect for the police evaporates.

captain queeg

(10,035 posts)
7. I've said this before; in the wake of 9/11 cops have been given a pass
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:10 PM
May 2020

Everyone has been labeling cops, firefighters and soldiers as heroes. Many of them are, but many are not. They’re just people who cover the whole spectrum. How about that navy seal who murdered an injured captive and liked to use his sniper skills on civilians. Not very heroic. His teammates who reported him were the heroes.

clementine613

(561 posts)
10. Another victim of Trump...
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:35 PM
May 2020

... and his cronies. I'm not expecting justice here -- not against Trump or the officers.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
11. I'm no legal expert but it seems to me that by firing these officers they can then be prosecuted
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:41 PM
May 2020

and no police organization can come to their defense... so it just might be one of those smart moves.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,272 posts)
27. The union will back them 150% even after they are fired
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:14 PM
May 2020

Chicago cops just elected a suspended domestic abuser corrupt cop as their union head.

We now have street gangs with union backing and huge salaries extorting our large cities

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
28. I'm sorry to hear that. But then I was on jury duty earlier this year and if juries in Chicago are
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:32 PM
May 2020

anything like juries here in Albuquerque I don't think that the police union will do them much good...

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
13. Arrest the fucking murderers
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:45 PM
May 2020

I have had it!!!! I can't stand to see one more fucking cops killing. Is not their motto, "To serve and protect"? To protect the criminals in their own ranks is more like it.

marieo1

(1,402 posts)
14. Prosecuted
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:56 PM
May 2020

These men should be prosecuted and put in jail, killers all!! These officers should be prosecuted and unable to live their lives just like the man they killed!!!

kimbutgar

(20,874 posts)
17. Watch MF45 make them martyrs after Fox tonight reports they were fired
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:21 PM
May 2020

I bet he’ll demand they be rehired or offer them jobs in the White House.

MF45 is so slimy and evil I’d wouldn’t put it past him.

And I really hope I’m wrong. But he is desperate.

ancianita

(35,812 posts)
18. Trump will use this to turn police departments against their mayors. He'll offer them jobs.
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:29 PM
May 2020

And issue them brownshirts.

Mr.Bill

(24,103 posts)
19. Sounds like there may be some very incriminating evidence
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:44 PM
May 2020

on the body cams. It is unusual to see firings come this quickly.

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)
20. When the police refuse to police their own everyone is in danger.
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:51 PM
May 2020

An officer murdered an unarmed man while the his partners in crime stood by.

The victim of this criminal act of willful murder whispered, "I'm done, man. I'm done.", as he lay helpless. His neck crushed by the knee of the man sworn to protect and serve, the victim of this horrible act of violence took his last few breaths and then left this world.

It's appalling and disgusting. If we don't insist on change it will get worse. The actions of killer cops place all the good ones in danger. Citizens are not safe unless their skin is White. Enough. Enough.

Bengus81

(6,907 posts)
22. Remember...this is Trump Country!!!
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:01 PM
May 2020

So this insane shit will go on and on until hell....next Jan. These THUGS are egged on and enabled each day by that POS in the WH one way or another. If it isn't FOX it was his insane NAZI rally's. Then the multitude of RW radio that keeps their violence buttons pushed.

I'm sure as hell not just talking about cops either...............

Aussie105

(5,211 posts)
32. I blame the training.
Wed May 27, 2020, 03:19 AM
May 2020

Police are taught how to manhandle troublesome people they want to arrest with 'certain' restraining techniques.

Trouble is, they practice on each other in training, and being young and fit, nobody gets seriously hurt.

Do it to a person with underlying medical problems, like high blood pressure, for instance, and things can go horribly wrong.

Knee on the neck though, is a new one on me. A new training technique? A new session called 'how to kill a person of color and make it look like an accident?'

Just fired? Hell no, the cop with the knee needs to go to jail, and the other three charged with accessory to murder. They did nothing to stop the death.

The maximum violence technique used by cops these days need some revision in training. Most police forces around the world work on the principle on minimum physical contact to effect an arrest.

Got to wonder, if they were trying to subdue a white person, would it have resulted in such a violent death?

Can you trust police when they act like that? Violent thugs in police uniforms are still violent thugs.


Lars39

(26,093 posts)
33. I blame it on him being a racist
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:43 AM
May 2020

with power and previously committing murder and getting away with it.

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