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Kneeling on someone's neck for 9 minutes is inexcusable no matter what was said. In my opinion the most important aspect of the murder of George Floyd is the ot
by polytely 6y ago
Kneeling on someone's neck for 9 minutes is inexcusable no matter what was said. In my opinion the most important aspect of the murder of George Floyd is the other cops who stood by and watched while their colleague committed murder. That was the thing that directly contradicted the prevailing 'it's just a few bad apples' narrative among the general populace, because it showed as clear as day that if a 'bad apple' feels like murdering you, their supposedly good colleagues will do nothing to stop it. The apathy to the suffering is staggering.
- HideousKojima 6y agoEven the neck kneeling isn't so clearly inexcusable: https://youtu.be/nD9AToZJRz4 https://youtu.be/nD9AToZJRz4 In the linked video, Czech police officers demonstrate that neck kneeling is an effective form of restraint that still allows the suspect to breathe.
- dvtrn 6y agoBloody hell its too early in the morning for this.
- throwawayay47 6y agoI would not take that training video as factual evidence. In a real scenario the officer would be pressing much more force on the suspects neck than what is presented in the video. The placement of the knee is another important factor. Because we see in the video that the training partner is lying completely still and not giving up much of a fight. Why aren't they demonstrating a scenario where the suspect is trying to break the restraint? The upload date and content is also a direct response to the killing of George Floyd. It was uploaded not too long after his death. They even make a passing mention of it in the video too. This is clearly a video meant to push a narrative of policing techniques that don't actually work.