The NEW un-American justice system! How much lower will our nation sink?

WOW, now there are two people that thinks I should die! How very un-American....I should lay down in the street, (mind you I am 70 years old, skinny by American standards (5'9" soaking wet I weigh 119 pounds)), have a 180 pound individual put his knee on my neck, exact position of the knee undetermined, until I die! Why, because I have the nerve to disagree and exercise my GOD GIVEN and Constitutionally assured right to freedom of speech!

Way to go! Death handed out for voicing an opinion.....At 70, I have seen a lot of things...many that fill me with love....some d********g and appalling...wishing someone to die because they do not agree with an opinion seems to me a new low!!!!

This bring up an interesting question. Let us say Farmer John was kicked in his head by a horse, other than a swelling brain due to trauma, he is healthy. His family rushes him to hospital, where he is greeted by a masked bubble person who admits him....in the elevator, he touches the person next to him and rubs his face..that person was "infected." In 14 days he dies......and he has c***d antibodies.....what k**led him? The swollen brain or c***d?

Not saying there are many farmer John who owns k**ler horses....but on any given day 4 people out of 1,000 will die in a car accident, others will die later at hospital. If a portion are asymptomatic, test positive for C***d …. how are those deaths being counted?

If we subtract the intermediate and underlying cause of death from C***D...would we then know how many actually died from C***D?

"Immediate cause of death: The final disease or injury causing the death. Intermediate cause of death: A disease or condition that preceded and caused the immediate cause of death. Underlying cause of death: A disease or condition present before, and leading to, the intermediate or immediate cause of death. It can be present for years before the death."

Blade, That is not on my bucket list...right along with counterfeiting, trying illegal drugs, or drinking. But, thanks for thinking of ways to broaden my life experiences.

All movies are propaganda....Indeed the television in particular keeps people occupied so they can not think for themselves, it promotes heart disease, obesity, and is too frequently used as baby sitters. I can not sit through the diatribes and nonsense!!!

Are you insulting my intelligence? I have always enjoyed learning....that seems to be something that some people see as a character defect. Oh well....life goes on!

My comment was not to you....did I put the reply under the wrong person? Sorry!!! I was sure I replied to "GoCubs." You were not offensive...and your opinion is just as valid mine or others.

I do not "think" I am right or you are wrong, I was pointing out facts. Indeed, this was only a discussion and there are no points given for "right." All people disagree, even among the overly educated. None of it should be taken personally or cause such anger to resort to personal attacks.

My opinion, the autopsy will provide COD and a Grand Jury (28 people) will determine if there is evidence to take this matter to trial. Naturally, I will follow this story...but I do not think there is real evidence for trial. Time will tell. So, let us monitor this developing story....we may still disagree with the finding of the corner or grand jury....and maybe it will be interesting enough to dev**e time to, and maybe we will be dismayed to discover this was just an excuse to r**t, steal, and burn. A flash in the pan of life.

I asked you how can the "bad" police be weeded out....I am still interested in how you could accomplish this "weeding."

Again.... you can not support your position so you resort to trying to insult me. I will respond to any and all posts that interest me. Everything I write is backed by reliable sources... You can choose, read and respond or ignore me. I do not care about your personal opinions of me, you are insignificant making your attempts to insult are ineffective.

Actually, I do not watch movies....in my opinion they are politically motivated and a form of mind control. I do not read books that are fiction....but I have a large library on history, especially American. Still a larger se******n of books on religions. Books on psychology, mathematics, anatomy, chemistry, computer programming, electronics, and a few other subjects. And I have books dealing with my PHDs. Not saying you should/should not watch garbage....I just have better things to do.

Thank you for the recommendation, but I have no interest in propaganda.

A study of human behavior is NOT A LAW! It is observations made of actions or reactions. Nothing more, nothing less. It is an ATTEMPT to understand behavior.

"There is a degree of controversy amongst researchers regarding the extent to which restraint positions restrict breathing. Some researchers report that when they conducted laboratory studies of the effects of restraint on breathing and oxygen levels, the effect was limited.[11] Other researchers point out that deaths in real life situations occur after prolonged, violent resistance, which has not been studied in laboratory simulations." This is a quote from your source....

What on earth would we do with the media distorting facts? I provided the handbook link applicable to these officers....the hold was taught and approved.

What statute makes "nonparticipation" illegal?

Guilty of what? Which law did they break?

The notion of it being hard to breath if you are on your stomach while handcuffed..... Is this your personal experience talking? Not judging....just curious. There must be some science behind your belief....share your source, please.

The police chief needs to review his department's handbook. In Minneapolis, kneeling on a suspect’s neck is allowed under the department’s use-of-force policy for officers who have received training in how to compress a neck without applying direct pressure to the airway. It is considered a “non-deadly force option,” according to the department’s policy handbook. Minneapolis Police Department's Policy & Procedure Manual; "Defined as compressing one or both sides of a person’s neck with an arm or leg, without applying direct pressure to the trachea or airway (front of the neck)." See photo, position was correct. If the PC does not agree, then he needs to change the procedures....but, he can not make the change retro-active.

As the law provides, the accuser (state) has the burden of proof BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT of willfulness, Deliberation, AND Premeditation...the officer had to demonstrate that he had a motive, opportunity, and means. Ergo in your world the officer, woke up with a direct plan to k**l Floyd, he knew that Floyd would try to pass counterfeit money, he made sure he was the officer who would respond to the call. Then he made sure that Floyd would fight with him and then he deliberately executed his plan by using an approved hold until Floyd died. I am sure you can prove these actions happened right after you prove unicorns defecate skittles. And if the officer knew all this....I need to talk to him about the next Mega Millions numbers!

Here is a link to the referenced manual; www.minneapolismn.gov/police/policy/mpdpolicy_5-300_5-300?__cf_chl_captcha_tk__=43664a0a30bc1fee9cdcfd996e85ca3fe719ded2-1590715439-0-AXUUW1FXbennOrdp3xx_-A97h4MrmuMFeJrcxLhW2NW0mGdl4l5sGRo37KksMgyad2RUuVi-1kY0NqQmu55WcqNV3RbJ-0USh7wMq-jVxgTRdJZAiXnm1DOrHkOLsShoaBNFNjfM-u1aZf2lFnvfK32Rai9b8I2HWgxrYy-VAR8sLVeO7jzVntkJAVxU27GZHxlinR1SH5NsxCF_hbwEE_yFI1k29EJyZ3n1xu6x9Qjxixb3gmQcqkZMnyKiOLYC7Abzs3ic5iNrKaTrP8Zy-BWJnwdvpp3VKgiYRnvBcD2BclM4F-3hYhRq8JhKPZ0yNgv2bYWAqJG9Kmr0XDLOFRWJdKr8zDyoYCgdyDp7vsbuSzcsqFfzwS2L7-FJOyz_acONrJdrlILWzqD7Iod1hLhEb_4Jfs6lEgq8qT-opwAAfQMcoQU9n8zlBIHuxWdytMwEGgeHR3m6lnC8oF14TCYZof8FMvmR4GlTFgV1sNHCP3TI7qscvXNLlltdwtKnOPo5YaT5hYxBACNaHxRV77c