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LizBeth

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7. Maybe he was still there because he did not know it was fake. That would be the obvious. This is the

Reply to geardaddy (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 03:22 PM

May 2020

inherent racism. Any one of us could have gasped at it being fake and gotten empathy having lost out on 20. They ASSUME big time he purposely passed a fake bill. That alone calls out the bullshit. Then further for him to still be out there pretty much seals the deal. But here is the thing, it would be ASSUMED I did not know it was fake.

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Owner Of Cup Foods, Where Police First Encountered George Floyd, Calls For Justice [View all] geardaddy May 2020 OP

Is the business even there now? Hit pretty hard by looting. jmg257 May 2020 #1

That was probably Cub Foods. That's a regional chain. geardaddy May 2020 #4

Ah thanks! Appreciate the info. jmg257 May 2020 #5

I thought that was a misspelling, myself. Hong Kong Cavalier May 2020 #15

He was still out front because he probably had no idea he'd passed a counterfeit $20 bill. sop May 2020 #2

Great article. Thanks, so there isn't even proof of an intentional crime nor resisting arrest Budi May 2020 #3

Thanks geardaddy May 2020 #6

Which one stayed to do follow-up on the $20 bill? Or did they just omit that part in their report. Budi May 2020 #9

Bingo. geardaddy May 2020 #10

The look on Chauvin's face looked just like Don jr holding his safari kill Budi May 2020 #13

Maybe he was still there because he did not know it was fake. That would be the obvious. This is the LizBeth May 2020 #7

I think that is the most plausible explanation. geardaddy May 2020 #8

That is what I have thought from the beginning mercuryblues May 2020 #11

According to 911 call, he appeared to be highly intoxicated. LisaL May 2020 #17

Ya well. First a forged check. Then a counterfeit 20. And now extremely intoxicated. LizBeth May 2020 #18

Thank you!💔 Cha May 2020 #12

I've gotten a few counterfeits in my life at restaurants NickB79 May 2020 #14

It is not totally failsafe, but when I need walking around cash, I always get it from a bank. Blue_true May 2020 #16

I have never in a lifetime looked to see if I have counterfeit and do not pay attention where LizBeth May 2020 #19

None of us think that the money that we are using for a transaction may Blue_true May 2020 #20

Nah. With counterfeit unless they had a reason to believe he was passing it on, not even handcuffs. LizBeth May 2020 #21

You make good points in relation to the optimal actions. Blue_true May 2020 #22

+1. All the reporters out there in the middle of a race riot, they arrest the black journalist. LizBeth May 2020 #23