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Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
1. Charles Ramsey, another witness to what happened.
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:48 PM
Mar 2021

He was doing fine until they showed some police body cam footage, up close and personal, of George Floyd being arrested. Shocking. Beyond shocking.

nolabear

(41,960 posts)
6. Incredibly shocking. He was so scared, and they killed him for it.
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:54 PM
Mar 2021

No wonder that poor man sobbed. It was the human response. Theirs, not so much.

Ocelot II

(115,686 posts)
3. An eyewitness who was standing right there on the sidewalk
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:49 PM
Mar 2021

watching the cops haul Floyd out of the squad car and pin him down. They replayed the video where you could hear Floyd saying he couldn't breathe over and over. Very disturbing just to watch on TV, obviously extremely upsetting for the witness.

nolabear

(41,960 posts)
7. Thanks. SO many people so terribly harmed.
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:56 PM
Mar 2021

Defense will call Mr. Floyd aggressive. He was panicked. He was helpless. He was murdered.

cyndensco

(1,697 posts)
4. He's 61 years old. I think he said he had a 3rd grade education.
Wed Mar 31, 2021, 02:51 PM
Mar 2021

Was driving by, saw the cops and stopped to be nosy. I think he pleaded with Mr. Floyd to comply. "Man you can't win."

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