MN - George Floyd, unarmed man killed in police custody, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

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George Floyd protests are set to hit Australia as rally organisers say country 'is not exempt from injustice' after black man was allegedly murdered by a white cop in the U.S.

George Floyd protests are set to hit Australia as rally organisers say country 'is not exempt from injustice' after black man was allegedly murdered by a white cop in the U.S.

Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia
2 hrs ago
Rallies will be held in Sydney this week as violent race riots continue to sweep the U.S. following the alleged murder of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white cop.
'This is a PEACEFUL PROTEST for the misrepresentation of our Indigenous population in the legal system, as well as in solidarity to George Floyd,' the Facebook event read.

'Although Australia is far from where the [alleged] murder took place, we have a voice. We stand with Minneapolis and their people calling for a raise in the degree.

'Australia however, is not exempt from injustices faced for people of colour and the Indigenous population.'

So far 900 people said they will be attending Sydney's protest, with nearly 3,000 interested in going.

 

[Tbone144]

HPD offers to serve as funeral security escort for the family of George Floyd, his body
HPD offers to serve as funeral security escort for the family of George Floyd, his body

 

[DropthePuck]

I think the prosecution should ask for a second independent autopsy from a different jurisdiction. MOO

The family of GF hired Dr. Michael Baden to perform a second autopsy.

 

[Tbone144]

"I owe much of what I was able to do because of ‘Big Floyd,'" Resurrection Church Pastor Patrick “P.T.” Ngwolo said.
Houston pastor says George Floyd was a gatekeeper, allowing for his ministry in Third Ward

 

[kaen]

Very interesting article.
Perhaps the “group” mentality of the police stems from very specific situations. Maybe they are afraid to intervene?

Buffalo Cop Loses Job And Pension After She Intervenes With Fellow Officer Choking A Suspect

Now that is just freaking crazy. I am in NY. Guess it is time to get active on this case.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

Now that is just freaking crazy. I am in NY. Guess it is time to get active on this case.

The core is rotten in order for this to happen.

 

[kaen]

HPD offers to serve as funeral security escort for the family of George Floyd, his body
HPD offers to serve as funeral security escort for the family of George Floyd, his body

I have so many conflicting feelings on reading this. However, if this brings peace to the Floyd family and is what they want, I am in total support. Nice to see the city of Houston embracing Mr. Floyd and family.

 

[kaen]

For people wanting details of the probable cause from the criminal complaint, here is a link (because the copy/paste is not pretty):

https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthe...d9e96e708a9b0c8ba58/optimized/full.pdf#page=1

OnMay 25 , 2020, someonecalled 911and reportedthat amanboughtmerchandise from Cup Foods at
3759 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, Hennepin County ,Minnesotawith a counterfeit$ 20 bill. At8:08
p.m.,Minneapolis PoliceDepartment(MPD ) Officers ThomasLane and J.A.Kueng arrived with their body
worn cameras (BWCs) activated and running. The officers learned from store personnelthatthemanwho
passed the counterfeit $20 was parked in a cararound the corner from the store on 38th Street.
BWC video obtained by theMinnesota Bureau ofCriminalApprehension shows thatthe officers
approached the car, Laneon the driver's side and Kueng on the passenger side. Three peoplewere in the
car; George Floydwas in the driver's seat, a known adultmale was in the passengerseat and a known
adult female was sitting in the backseat. As Officer Lanebegan speakingwith Mr.Floyd, he pulledhis gun
out and pointed it atMr.Floyd's open window and directed Mr.Floyd to show his hands. When Mr.Floyd
puthishandsin the steering wheel Laneputhis gun back in its holster
While Officer Kuengwas speakingwith the frontseatpassenger, OfficerLaneorderedMr. Floydoutof the
car, puthis handson Mr.Floyd, andpulled him out of the car. OfficerLanehandcuffedMr.Floyd. Mr. Floyd
actively resistedbeinghandcuffed.
Once handcuffed, Mr.Floyd becamecompliant and walked with Officer Lane to the sidewalk and saton the
ground at OfficerLane's direction . In a conversation thatlasted just under two minutes, Officer Lang asked
Mr.Floyd for his name and identification. OfficerLane askedMr.Lloyd ifhewas on anything and
explained thathewas arrestingMr.Lloyd for passing counterfeitcurrency.
Officers Kueng and Lane stood Mr.Floyd up and attempted to walk Mr.Floyd to their squad car (MPD 320 )
at8:14 p.m.Mr.Floyd stiffened up, fellto the ground , and told the officers he was claustrophobic .
MPD Officers Derek Chauvin ( the defendant) and Tou Thoa then arrived in a separate squad car.
The officersmade several attempts to getMr.Floyd in the backseatof squad 320 from the driver's side.
Mr.Floyd did notvoluntarily getin the car and struggledwith theofficers by intentionally falling down, saying
hewasnotgoing in the car, and refusingto stand still. Mr. Floyd is over six feettall andweighsmore than
200 pounds.
While standing outside the car, Mr. Floydbegan saying and repeatingthathe could notbreathe. The
defendantwent to the passenger side and tried to getMr.Floyd into the car from that side and Laneand
Kueng assisted.
The defendantpulled Mr.Floyd out ofthepassenger side ofthe squad car at8:19:38 andMr.Floyd
wentto the groundface down and stillhandcuffed. Kuengheld Mr. Floyd'sback andLaneheld his legs. The
defendant placed his leftkneein the area ofMr.Floyd's head andneck. Mr.Floyd said ,“ I can'tbreathe”
multiple times and repeatedly said , “Mama” and“ please, as well. The defendant and the othertwo officers
stayed in their positions.
The officers said, “You are talking fine to Mr.Floyd ashe continued to moveback and forth. Laneasked,
weroll him on his side?" and thedefendantsaid ,“No, stayingputwhere we got him ." Officer Lane
said, “ I am worriedaboutexcited delirium orwhatever. The defendantsaid, “ That's whywehave him on his
stomach. Noneof thethreeofficersmoved from their positions.
BWC video showsMr. Floyd continueto move and breathe. At 8:24:24,Mr.Floyd stoppedmoving. At
2
State ofMinnesota
8:25:31the video appears to show Mr.Floyd ceasingto breatheor speak. Lane said, “wantto roll
his side.” KuengcheckedMr.Floyd's rightwristfor a pulseand said, “I couldn'tfind one. Noneof the
officersmovedfrom their positions.
At 8:27:24 , the defendant removed his knee from Mr. Floyd's neck . An ambulance and emergency medical
personnel arrived , the officers placed Mr. Floyd on a gurney , and the ambulance left the scene. Mr. Floyd
was pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center.
TheHennepin CountyMedicalExaminer(ME) conducted Mr. Floyd's autopsy on May 26 , 2020. Thefull
report ofthe ME is pendingbuttheMEhasmade the following preliminary findings. The autopsy revealed
no physicalfindings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr.Floyd had
underlyinghealth conditions includingcoronary artery disease andhypertensiveheart disease. The
combined effects ofMr.Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlyinghealth conditionsand any
potentialintoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.
The defendanthad his knee on Mr.Floyd's neck for 8 minutesand46 seconds in total. Twominutes and53
secondsofthis was afterMr.Floydwasnon- responsive. Policeare trained thatthis type of restraintwith a
subject in a prone position is inherently dangerous.
Defendantis in custody

 

[Tbone144]

Floyd's family and the Houston chapter of Black Lives Matter will be walking through downtown on Tuesday afternoon.
George Floyd's family will march to Houston City Hall on Tuesday

 

[crhedBngr]

When will we see the other three officers charged? In any other situation the three standing around would have already been charged as accomplices.

A single arrest is insufficient and a slap in the face to Mr. Floyd, his family and poc.

DH was wondering the same thing today.

They should be charged.

JMVHO.

 

[crhedBngr]

The Minneapolis Police Department union intends on supporting Chauvin and the other police involved in the murder.

A 2007 lawsuit said the president of the Minneapolis police union wore a 'white power' patch on his motorcycle jacket and discriminated against officers of color

From the article:

"Earlier this week Kroll said that the union intends to support the officers involved.

"Now is not the time rush to judgment and immediately condemn our officers. An in-depth investigation is underway. Our officers are fully cooperating. We must review all video. We must wait for the medical examiner's report," Kroll said in a statement Tuesday. "Officers' actions and training protocol will be carefully examined after the officers have provided their statements."

The union president seems to be quite problematic himself - he didn't put his knee to George Floyd's neck, but he certainly helped to maintain a toxic culture within the force. Also, he's married to a prominent Minneapolis news anchor who has interviewed him on police brutality! The wife of the union president should not be commenting on police matters and he should not be interviewed by her imo.

Bob Kroll is married to WCCO's Liz Collin but doesn't want to talk about it | City Pages

Here's his the article profiling Kroll

Amid attention and controversy, Minneapolis police union head has no regrets

Sickening. I don't understand this.

 

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'Deaths in our backyard': 432 Indigenous Australians have died in custody since 2008

'Deaths in our backyard': 432 Indigenous Australians have died in custody since 2008

Lorena Allam
2 hrs ago

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Crosling/EPA

Australia’s track record on deaths in custody is again under scrutiny, as Aboriginal people whose family members have died in similar circumstances express solidarity with protestors on the streets of major US cities following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd.

The family of 26-year-old David Dungay, a Dunghutti man who said “I can’t breathe” 12 times before he died while being restrained by five prison guards, said they have been traumatised anew by the footage of Floyd’s death.

Dungay’s nephew, Paul Silva, said he has tried to watch the footage of the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck and whose death has sparked protests across the US, but had to switch it off halfway.


“When I heard him say ‘I can’t breathe’ for the first time I had to stop it,” Silva said. “My thoughts really go out to the family and everyone on the streets in the USA. My solidarity is with them because I do know the pain they are feeling.”

“And as for the Aboriginal deaths in our backyard … it’s not in the public as much as it should be.

Dungay is one of at least 432 Aboriginal deaths in custody since 2008, the Guardian’s latest analysis shows. There have been at least five deaths since Guardian Australia updated its Deaths Inside project in August 2019, two of which have resulted in murder charges being laid.

 

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Trump flees to bunker as protests over George Floyd rage outside White House

Trump flees to bunker as protests over George Floyd rage outside White House

Guardian staff
1 hour ago
...
As protests sparked by the death of George Floyd raged outside the White House on Friday night, Donald Trump was taken into a special secure bunker.
...
As protesters converged on the White House on Friday, the New York Times reports, “Secret Service agents abruptly rushed the president to the underground bunker used in the past during terrorist attacks.”

Hardened to withstand the force of a passenger jet crashing into the White House, the bunker is the same one that sheltered vice president Dick Cheney during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. “The president and his family were rattled by their experience on Friday night, according to several advisers,” the Times report said.
Trump has been widely criticized for his response to the protests that have rocked the nation since video of Floyd’s death began spreading on social media.

 

[kaen]

CNN with Floyd family asks questions of Chief Arradondo...

Powerful, heartbreaking, real. The chief's respect for Mr. Floyd and his family was palpable,

 

[Niner]

snipped by me....

I need a timeline as to when they kneeled on him, but MOO was before 911.

from my notes:

police officer who held his knee on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes & 46 seconds (& non responsive for 2 minutes & 53 seconds before officer took his knee off his neck; from 8:19pm to 8:27pm his knee was on Floyd’s neck)

Just a FYI - Chauvin is still not in the court site....

 

[kaen]

This is good news. I thought DA Freeman was off in his comments and commmunication on numerous occasions regarding this case. Ellison is a better choice. This is a good move because it takes it out of any Minneapolis good old boy network or the appearance of a good old boy network.


MINNEAPOLIS — The prosecution of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, resulting his his death, will be led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
"We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case," Ellison said in a news conference.

The decision to put Ellison in charge of the case, announced Sunday night by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, came on the same day Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo called what happened to Floyd a "violation of humanity."

George Floyd protests: State AG to take case, police chief apologizes

 

[MajorHoople]

The mayor should be arrested for inciting a riot. What a disaster.

He sounds like a petulant teenager who got stood up at the prom. Until the governor took over, he was useless.

 

[Trvl4Lyfe]

I just hope that whenever this goes to trial and if there's a conviction that it is something major as this cop deserves that for this awful act.

Especially with the charge only being 3rd degree murder as well as nothing done to the other 3 it seems you can see where the prosecution may be going with this case .

 

[kaen]

Here is a copy of the FD report:

FD received the alarm at 20:30:31 and arrived at 20:32:49. (Need to find out time that EMS arrived.) At 8:22 a code 2(no lights, no sirens) call from officers on the scene, elevated to code 3 (more urgent) @ 8:23, @8:27 Hennepin Healthcare Arrives. Murderer lifts knee at ~8:28. Stretcher 8:29. FD arrives at 8:30
Minneapolis Fire Department Report on George Floyd | Energy And Resource | Nature | Free 30-day Trial | Scribd

(Washington Post reconstruct using warrant, body cam and dispatch calls.)

 

[Niner]

Just heard on CNN International that Chauvin was supposed to be in court today, Monday, 6/1 but has been pushed back to 6/8.