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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:05 AM May 2020

So the Minnesota DA is acting just like the DAs in GA acted

https://www.google.com/amp/s/minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/28/we-have-to-do-this-right-hennepin-county-attorney-mike-freeman-says-george-floyd-investigation-will-take-time/amp/

And there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge. We need to weigh through all of that evidence to come through with a meaningful determination, and we are doing the best of our ability, ” he said.


Even if this was true, if a regular citizen had done what the cop did, they would have been arrested until that evidence came out to clear them
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So the Minnesota DA is acting just like the DAs in GA acted (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 May 2020 OP
It is bullshit statement. The video was enough evidence to justify the arrest still_one May 2020 #1
The whole press conference was TOTAL RW BS. lark May 2020 #4
Pressure on Hennepin County DA Harrison from the police department literally drove him to drink. sop May 2020 #2
He literally did not say this obamanut2012 May 2020 #3
Umm he did literally say it Proud liberal 80 May 2020 #5

still_one

(92,136 posts)
1. It is bullshit statement. The video was enough evidence to justify the arrest
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:13 AM
May 2020

Even if one accepts the LIE that he was resisting arrest, that would justify the murder of an immobilized man by FOUR police officers

The fact that the police said he was resisting arrest, which was a lie, makes it even more outrageous

lark

(23,091 posts)
4. The whole press conference was TOTAL RW BS.
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:08 AM
May 2020

All she did was suck up to Traitor Tot and Toad, no caring for law or justice was seen for even a second. Just lies and more lies and more cover ups and BS.

sop

(10,156 posts)
2. Pressure on Hennepin County DA Harrison from the police department literally drove him to drink.
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:27 AM
May 2020

(MPR News, May 17, 2019) "Hennepin County prosecutor Freeman to enter alcohol treatment"

"Last week, Freeman, 71, announced plans for a leave of absence to deal with what he described as the stress-related problems of his job...The day before, Freeman had been attending a crime prevention meeting in Minneapolis where he acted erratically, according to reporting from the Star Tribune...The paper cited sources who said Freeman told the audience he wasn't afraid to charge anyone, including cops...The newspaper reported there was apparently a moment where Freeman slapped a police squad car and said something along the lines of, 'Thanks for not shooting me.'...The reference was to a key issue in the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, who was recently convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 2017 shooting death of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk."

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/05/17/mike-freeman-hennepin-county-attorney-alcohol-treatment-leave

It's obvious Freeman had/has been under intense pressure from the Minneapolis Police Department after his decision to charge, prosecute and convict officer Mohamed Noor. I suspect Freeman will also be under intense pressure in the Floyd matter.

obamanut2012

(26,068 posts)
3. He literally did not say this
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:06 AM
May 2020

It is one part of his statement, out of context. Not true. Post his entire statement.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
5. Umm he did literally say it
Fri May 29, 2020, 10:24 AM
May 2020

Even if I would have posted his entire statement, he still said that, so for you to say that he “literally” did not say it is wrong.

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