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Celerity

(43,314 posts)
Sun May 31, 2020, 03:25 PM May 2020

Seattle police officer caught kneeling on the necks of multiple George Floyd protestors

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seattle-police-video-kneeling-neck-george-floyd-video-protests-violent-riots-a9541226.html

A Seattle police officer was seen kneeling on the necks of suspected looters amid protests against the death of George Floyd, who died after an officer kneeled on his neck in now-viral footage. The police department was responding to reports of looting at a T-Mobile on Saturday night when the incident occurred.

Journalist Matt McKnight recorded the confrontation and shared it to Twitter, showing the scene as multiple suspects were arrested outside of the vandalised store.




A man wearing an orange sweatshirt could be seen being tackled to the ground by multiple officers, as one placed their knee of his neck while restraining his arms. Multiple protestors were heard in the video shouting “get off his neck!” as the man laid on the street, his head pressed into the ground.

At one point, a second officer pulls the other officer's knee from the man’s neck to his back, while continuing to restrain him. Several seconds before the confrontation between the officer and the man in the orange sweatshirt, the same cop appeared to be kneeling on the neck of another suspected looter while assisting with an arrest.

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Seattle police officer caught kneeling on the necks of multiple George Floyd protestors (Original Post) Celerity May 2020 OP
The rich I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #1
what is the definition of 'the rich' TIA Celerity May 2020 #2
Rich enough to I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #3
Rich enough to Determine which politicians do or don't do. Rich enough to be protected from their Celerity May 2020 #6
So they'll move the knee off the neck when it's a white person? Interesting. Nevilledog May 2020 #4
Hmm now where could they have gotten that idea? Blue Owl May 2020 #5

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
1. The rich
Sun May 31, 2020, 03:31 PM
May 2020

Who rely on police to protect thier stuff see people as property also,so to the rich looting is a death penalty crime.

What about crimes against not rich people?

The rich are abusers of people and our society and should be seen as the abusive by proxy murderers they are.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,463 posts)
3. Rich enough to
Sun May 31, 2020, 03:36 PM
May 2020

Determine which politicians do or don't do.
Rich enough to lose thier empathy for the poor. Rich enough to think neoliberalism is good,
Rich enough to be protected from thier own moral failures.

That should answer your question.

Celerity

(43,314 posts)
6. Rich enough to Determine which politicians do or don't do. Rich enough to be protected from their
Sun May 31, 2020, 03:45 PM
May 2020
own moral failures.


are great

These two

Rich enough to lose their empathy for the poor.
Rich enough to think neoliberalism is good.



are held by MANY (more than 100 million en toto) who are not rich at all
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