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Kyblue1

(216 posts)
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:28 AM May 2020

Why don't the journalists and media commentators mention the fact that Floyd was handcuffed

The first video showed him standing up and being cuffed behind his back. Also since he was unarmed, he couldn’t have been a threat to four police Officers.

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Why don't the journalists and media commentators mention the fact that Floyd was handcuffed (Original Post) Kyblue1 May 2020 OP
They have. n/t demmiblue May 2020 #1
Unarmed, lying down, handcuffed. But still breathing - which was unacceptable to his murderer dalton99a May 2020 #2
Murderers not murderer. There were three cops kneeling on his body. Solomon May 2020 #4
I watched morning Joe and Rev Al all morning and didn't hear them mention that fact Kyblue1 May 2020 #3
CNN literally just said it minutes ago soothsayer May 2020 #5
omfg ... this gets worse and worse including the 20 bill could've been well counterfeited and Floyd uponit7771 May 2020 #6
Yep. Any one of us could have a bad bill MaryMagdaline May 2020 #8
Yeah, just heard it for the first time cilla4progress May 2020 #7

Solomon

(12,310 posts)
4. Murderers not murderer. There were three cops kneeling on his body.
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:33 AM
May 2020

The fourth watching and keeping witnesses from doing anything about it.

uponit7771

(90,329 posts)
6. omfg ... this gets worse and worse including the 20 bill could've been well counterfeited and Floyd
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:15 AM
May 2020

... not know it.

This is horrible

MaryMagdaline

(6,853 posts)
8. Yep. Any one of us could have a bad bill
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:36 AM
May 2020

The forgeries are so good you need a machine to tell the difference

cilla4progress

(24,724 posts)
7. Yeah, just heard it for the first time
Fri May 29, 2020, 09:18 AM
May 2020

last night.

Have not, will not, cannot watch videos. Snuff films imho.

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