CardinalBacker

Dude... give up. You can’t argue logic with the willfully ignorant. The new cause is Breonna Taylor from Louisville. She was murdered by police in her home. They shot her 8 times. Nobody can understand why the cops haven’t been arrested yet. Oh. Small detail. The police were serving a search warrant and Breonna’s boyfriend freaking shot a cop first. She got caught up in the crossfire. Racist pigs, though. No justice no no peace. Hands up don’t shoot.

Your opinion means nothing when you can’t even admit that there’s a black on black crime problem in Port Arthur that’s a way bigger detriment to the black community than a bad cop in Minnesota. That’s just some more of that, what did you call it...” people on this board looking for anything and I mean anything to not have to deal with the truth.” You see, I was born in Port Arthur. My family was in Port Arthur for almost a hundred years. The last of us left around 2000. We really like what y’all have done with the place.

I think you mistook what I said. I’m not trying to justify anything. I don’t think that cop put on his gear that day with the express purpose of killing anybody, much less somebody he probably knew. I’m just curious as to what got him to a place where he’s committing textbook police brutality. it’s a rhetorical question for which there will be no answer. It doesn’t fix anything and it definitely doesn’t excuse anything. You don’t have to keep throwing facts at me. I’m already aware of what happened out there.

Before that.

I’ll be honest... All that those crying racism had was a gut feeling about the case at that time. Turns out that they were probably right based on this new revelation. But my guess is that those people wouldn’t back off of their unfounded allegation if this revelation wasn’t brought forward. And for what it’s worth, Mr Arbery would likely be alive today if he hadn’t gotten mad and tried to take the shotgun from that dude.

I don’t know what the solution is. I watched Drew Brees get savaged yesterday for saying: "I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country," Brees told Daniel Roberts of Yahoo Finance. "... Is everything right with our country right now? No, it's not. We still have a long way to go. "But I think what you do by standing there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart, is it shows unity. It shows that we are all in this together, we can all do better and that we are all part of the solution." That’s considered offensive speech in America today.... he actually apologized for saying this.

No. But I’ve wondered if there could have been previous animosity between the two of them. I’ve also wondered IF they actually knew each other, that Chauvin could have been acting that way out of frustration/disappointment over Mr Floyd’s apparent drugged state that day. I’ve also wondered if Chauvin had seen how dangerous of a person that Floyd was from his time bouncing at da club and knew that he didn’t want to have to fight with him if he let him up. There’s just no way to know.

That’s plain enough. I think that the cop did was wrong, but I haven’t been convinced that it contributed to Mr Floyd’s death. But I’ll guarantee that it didn’t help even a little bit.

THIS RIGHT HERE!!!! [Hidden Content] THIS is the type of thing that makes me say, “okay... there may have been a racial element to this killing.” At least two people have come out and testified that the shooter voiced an intense dislike for black people.

I don’t think that the state will ever offer a plea. It won’t appease the masses.

I guess what I’d be charged with would depend on whether or not the prosecutor was a follower of Louis Farrakhan. You know, like the prosecutor in this case. Because, you know.... “racism.”

Third.... was he wearing a blue shirt? The actual first question should be what was the cause of death? But to answer your questions... Too much force and didn’t do everything to preserve life. That’s not second degree murder.

So let me get this straight. The knee they didn’t kill him is the reason that he’s dead?

Sigh... he wasn’t choked. No evidence of asphyxiation. You’re right. Four minutes without oxygen to the brain is a long time. The question is whether the lack of oxygen came from a choke (No evidence) or a cardiovascular incident caused by heart disease, hypertension, fentanyl intoxication, and stress (proof of all four present).

He tested positive for it postmortem. It’s in the final autopsy report released yesterday. They made it sound like it was already resolved, though, and the autopsy didn’t mention COVID contributing to his death.

Okay... by your logic if Mr Floyd ran from the scene and had a massive heart attack, the cops would still be responsible because Mr Floyd would still be alive if the police weren’t chasing him. Am I missing something? Something I watched earlier said that Chauvin wanted to hurt Mr Floyd. That’s true, in my opinion. There’s no other reason to stay on him like that. Chauvin was feeding off of the negative reactions from bystanders. I have a feeling that the cop would have gotten up sooner if bystanders weren’t telling him to... and that’s messed up. I also think that Chauvin believed that the knee wasn’t endangering Mr Floyd’s life. That confidence didn’t take into account the obvious reality that Mr Floyd was having a medical emergency.

First off, whether what you witnessed a murder is up for investigation, prosecution, and possibly conviction. To answer your question... if my grandfather is having a heart attack while being arrested, then no, being handcuffed and restrained didn’t kill Pop-pop. Did the police have an obligation to get off of his back and check on him? Absolutely. Do I feel like the officer’s behavior should result in criminal punishment? Certainly. Do I believe that the officer killed grandpa? Nope... because he didn’t. We live in an era where you can drive to the snow cone stand and tragically back over our own child with our own vehicle and sue Ford Motor Company.... we’ve become masters at assigning blame where none (or little) lies. How is Mr Crump going to be paid for his services? Did Mr Floyd’s family pay a hefty retainer to secure the services of the most prolific attorney representing the deceased and their families after these events? He doesn’t get paid unless the family gets paid. The police HAVE to be responsible or the family and the attorneys (and “independent” medical examiner) go home broke. I knew what Mr Crump and his hired ME were going to say before any evidence was released. I was just hoping they there would be some physical evidence to bolster their claims... but there hasn’t been. On the other hand, I feel like it’s the same thing that the first two prosecutors in the Arbery case in Georgia were doing, too.

It’s possible. It’s also possible that mr Floyd would have died regardless. We just don’t know based on the evidence provided.

I thought about becoming one when I was a kid, but I LOVED street racing too much... and I haven’t done that in years. But like you, I don’t think I could have survived in today’s world. I had lunch with two former LEOs in February (these are guys in their 50s) and both agreed that they would go to jail now if they policed the way that they did in the 80s and 90s. Things have changed, and they’ve gotten a lot better. The majority of teachers and nurses sign up because they want to help people. Same with cops. There are some bad apples who are in it for the power trip, though. What’s scary is that all of the drama going on these days isn’t scaring the power trippers from signing up, it’s preventing the ones that want to help for signing up. That just leaves you with the bad cops. I’ve got two sons that are in their early 20s, and I would strongly recommend to both of them to avoid police work because there’s no upside to the profession any more. Even though policing has gotten better, public perception has deteriorated to the point that LEOs are hated by half of the community.

Hey, I don’t think that you’re racist. I think that you’re wary. If I tune into Rush, Hannity, and Mark Levin all afternoon every day, I’m gonna end up believing that the sky is falling and a Democrat is responsible. I think that you’re a smart guy, and think that you believe in God’s plan of salvation. I also think that it’s possible that you or someone that you love has experienced the the type of racism that southeast Texas was famous for. But if I think that somebody mistakenly sees evil where it doesn’t exist, or at least not at the levels that “they” would have us believe, it’s my obligation to show them that things aren’t as bad as “they” say. I feel sympathy for you if you believe that what happened to Mr Floyd happens “just about everyday, every night.” Because it doesn’t.Please notice that everyone here has agreed that what happened to Mr Floyd shouldn’t happen to anyone.

Where we grew up you only needed the last four. 2868. That was in the 80s

Anybody wanting to dispute my assertion from a couple of weeks ago that we have violence problem in the black community?

The looters and rioters are criminals. Criminals don’t like cops. This dude was a cop. No protest forthcoming. You might see some “it was a white supremacist” or “it was an alt right member” deflections, but otherwise this black life didn’t matter.

Ok... it looks like George was spreading more than the gospel. This year is so unbelievable.

Why would they arrest their own voters? And we all know that most God-fearing business owners don't vote Democrat.... Why would you vote for somebody who is opposed to your religious views and believes that your business success is inherently evil? These riots aren't a produce of overbearing policing... their a result of silly, new-wave progressive policing. It's kinda comical that the areas in which they have the most progressive policing policies are now experiencing the worst of the violent outbreaks. Coincidence? I think not.