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    89th
    wrote on 29 May 2020, 21:18 last edited by
    #47

    “ The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”

    A bit of a twist ending in the formal charges.

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    • 8 89th
      29 May 2020, 21:18

      “ The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”

      A bit of a twist ending in the formal charges.

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      LuFins Dad
      wrote on 29 May 2020, 21:35 last edited by
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      @89th said in Not a riot:

      “ The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.”

      A bit of a twist ending in the formal charges.

      Link?

      The Brad

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        Copper
        wrote on 29 May 2020, 21:38 last edited by
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        https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/prosecutor-officer-laid-on-george-floyds-neck-for-almost-nine-minutes

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          Copper
          wrote on 29 May 2020, 21:39 last edited by
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          Full report

          http://mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/High-Profile-Cases/27-CR-20-12646/27-CR-20-12646-complaint.pdf

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          • G George K
            29 May 2020, 19:53

            @Jolly said in Not a riot:

            From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

            From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

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            taiwan_girl
            wrote on 30 May 2020, 02:41 last edited by
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            @George-K said in Not a riot:

            @Jolly said in Not a riot:

            From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

            From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

            Not knowing much about this, where do you guys thinks race relations are right now in the US.

            If assume at the end of President Bush, it was at a baseline of zero.
            Jolly mentions at the end of President Obama, it would be a minus 20

            Where does the US stand now? Still -20? Better? Worse?

            I have never been affected by it, and don't really know anybody who as, so am somewhat ignorant about how this affects people.

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              Mik
              wrote on 30 May 2020, 03:39 last edited by
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              Starting to get ugly here after a peaceful protest all night.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • T taiwan_girl
                30 May 2020, 02:41

                @George-K said in Not a riot:

                @Jolly said in Not a riot:

                From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

                From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

                Not knowing much about this, where do you guys thinks race relations are right now in the US.

                If assume at the end of President Bush, it was at a baseline of zero.
                Jolly mentions at the end of President Obama, it would be a minus 20

                Where does the US stand now? Still -20? Better? Worse?

                I have never been affected by it, and don't really know anybody who as, so am somewhat ignorant about how this affects people.

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 30 May 2020, 03:43 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                #53

                @taiwan_girl said in Not a riot:

                @George-K said in Not a riot:

                @Jolly said in Not a riot:

                From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

                From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

                Not knowing much about this, where do you guys thinks race relations are right now in the US.

                If assume at the end of President Bush, it was at a baseline of zero.
                Jolly mentions at the end of President Obama, it would be a minus 20

                Where does the US stand now? Still -20? Better? Worse?

                I have never been affected by it, and don't really know anybody who as, so am somewhat ignorant about how this affects people.

                Everything's great here. We're just getting a little tired of all the winning that being going on. It's been freaking non-stop. Win, win, win.

                If anything bad has happened, it's basically Obama's fault.

                I was only joking

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 30 May 2020, 04:37 last edited by
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                  Pop culture is never more than an anecdote away from nodding to each other in unison that racism is as bad as it has ever been. I have no doubt that it will be that way for the rest of my time on this earth.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    89th
                    wrote on 30 May 2020, 04:39 last edited by
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                    Good discussion in this thread. I thought your posts @Horace were especially accurate in at least reflecting most of my take.

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                      xenon
                      wrote on 30 May 2020, 05:09 last edited by
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                      Shameless, but hilarious:

                      https://twitter.com/khaliya/status/1266512743990996994?s=20

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                      • T taiwan_girl
                        30 May 2020, 02:41

                        @George-K said in Not a riot:

                        @Jolly said in Not a riot:

                        From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

                        From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

                        Not knowing much about this, where do you guys thinks race relations are right now in the US.

                        If assume at the end of President Bush, it was at a baseline of zero.
                        Jolly mentions at the end of President Obama, it would be a minus 20

                        Where does the US stand now? Still -20? Better? Worse?

                        I have never been affected by it, and don't really know anybody who as, so am somewhat ignorant about how this affects people.

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 30 May 2020, 12:28 last edited by
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                        @taiwan_girl said in Not a riot:

                        @George-K said in Not a riot:

                        @Jolly said in Not a riot:

                        From the man who set race relations back twenty years...

                        From the man who was in the White House when Ferguson and Baltimore burned.

                        Not knowing much about this, where do you guys thinks race relations are right now in the US.

                        If assume at the end of President Bush, it was at a baseline of zero.
                        Jolly mentions at the end of President Obama, it would be a minus 20

                        Where does the US stand now? Still -20? Better? Worse?

                        I have never been affected by it, and don't really know anybody who as, so am somewhat ignorant about how this affects people.

                        It's never absolutely wonderful. Never will be. But it's not bad, even in the Deep South. Sure there are some pretty racist people out there, but I think you can find that everywhere.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          brenda
                          wrote on 30 May 2020, 12:47 last edited by
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                          The rioters destroy their own neighborhoods, rob their local businesses, create a lawless environment for everyone, and then will wonder why businesses close, leave the neighborhood, and never come back.

                          There will be future Economic Development initiatives in the neighborhood to bring back business and jobs, to repair or rebuild entire city blocks, using taxpayer funding to incent the programs. This destruction/rebuild sequence gets mighty expensive.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 30 May 2020, 14:06 last edited by
                            #59

                            Yes, indeed. Then they complain about living in food desert.

                            Racism is, sadly, a one sided conversation in this country. That is bound to lead to no good.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 30 May 2020, 18:35 last edited by
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                              Racism is gone.

                              There is no more racism in this country.

                              There are, of course, people who make judgments based on race, but the number is so low it is not worth counting.

                              The media coverage of racism in this country is about exactly what it was 30 or 40 years ago and it will never, ever change.

                              The virtuous politician's talk about racism in this country is about exactly what it was 30 or 40 years ago and it will never, ever change.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 31 May 2020, 00:07 last edited by
                                #61

                                The Mayor of Minneapolis gets it. It's the fault of white supremacists (and maybe THE RUSSIANS!):

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 31 May 2020, 00:16 last edited by
                                  #62

                                  all of American culture's dumbest ideas are are around issues of race. That wasn't a reasoned mind forming those thoughts, it was sheer terror of saying the wrong thing.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • G George K
                                    31 May 2020, 00:07

                                    The Mayor of Minneapolis gets it. It's the fault of white supremacists (and maybe THE RUSSIANS!):

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 31 May 2020, 00:51 last edited by
                                    #63

                                    @George-K said in Not a riot:

                                    The Mayor of Minneapolis gets it. It's the fault of white supremacists (and maybe THE RUSSIANS!):

                                    Actually, my nephew the cop is friends with a cop in Minnesooota...He said his friend told him there were outside people helping to instigate the rioting and they were using cellphones to organise waves of mayhem.

                                    Wonder who's paying them?...

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • J Jolly
                                      31 May 2020, 00:51

                                      @George-K said in Not a riot:

                                      The Mayor of Minneapolis gets it. It's the fault of white supremacists (and maybe THE RUSSIANS!):

                                      Actually, my nephew the cop is friends with a cop in Minnesooota...He said his friend told him there were outside people helping to instigate the rioting and they were using cellphones to organise waves of mayhem.

                                      Wonder who's paying them?...

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 31 May 2020, 01:01 last edited by
                                      #64

                                      @Jolly said in Not a riot:

                                      Wonder who's paying them?...

                                      As usual, follow the money.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        xenon
                                        wrote on 31 May 2020, 01:10 last edited by
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                                          89th
                                          wrote on 31 May 2020, 01:13 last edited by
                                          #66

                                          😂

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