George Floyd death

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

https://www.google.co.za/amp/s/www....-mounts-officers-charged-200528004535033.html

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

South Africa has its issues but when I see stuff like this I realize everywhere has issues.

Pixies · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
South Africa has its issues but when I see stuff like this I realize everywhere has issues.

Yep.
Crazy is a human condition.
It's the country's ability to deal with it that's different.
US has its fair share of crazy.

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

Daruk said:
Yep.
Crazy is a human condition.
It's the country's ability to deal with it that's different.
US has its fair share of crazy.

Yeah, I'd much rather have our crazy than theirs though.

The_Right_Honourable_Brit · May 28, 2020

I see there was lots of looting last night on Minneapolis. Predictable. Wouldn't look out of place here.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1265791117959798785

Jabulani22 · May 28, 2020

Chris_the_Brit said:
I see there was lots of looting last night on Minneapolis. Predictable. Wouldn't look out of place here.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1265791117959798785

The looting fits right in with our style of protest , apparently the home of the cop is surrounded and they turning food deliveries away .
That could escalate pretty quickly.

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

Jabulani22 said:
The looting fits right in with our style of protest , apparently the home of the cop is surrounded and they turning food deliveries away .
That could escalate pretty quickly.

Sht style yes, but why is that cop not in jail?

Jabulani22 · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
Sht style yes, but why is that cop not in jail?

Innocent until proven guilty plus police bias is helping him out.

azbob · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
Sht style yes, but why is that cop not in jail?

Self-defence. He felt threatened.

PAYBACK · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
South Africa has its issues but when I see stuff like this I realize everywhere has issues.

Abhorrent what happened in Minnesota. But "ZA black twitter" be faux raging out there. Pity they weren't so vocal when it came to Collins Khosa on their own door step. I guess when you're balls deep in the socials you cant see what is going on around you.

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

Jabulani22 said:
Innocent until proven guilty plus police bias is helping him out.

I wonder if our police would've gotten away with something like this.

abzo said:
Self-defence. He felt threatened.

PAYBACK said:
Abhorrent what happened in Minnesota. But "ZA black twitter" be faux raging out there. Pity they weren't so vocal when it came to Collins Khosa on their own door step. I guess when you're balls deep in the socials you cant see what is going on around you.

I don't know the Collins Khosa story, just saw this article this morning and thought that this was horrible. This doesn't seem to be big on local social media though?

PAYBACK · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
I wonder if our police would've gotten away with something like this.

I don't know the Collins Khosa story, just saw this article this morning and thought that this was horrible. This doesn't seem to be big on local social media though?

Not to detract from the George Floyd issue, but Collins was assaulted by black SANDF members in his home during lock down.

Jabulani22 · May 28, 2020

Reading up the ever growing list of crimes coming from the looters , not going to be surprised when there is a violent backlash against them.

Jabulani22 · May 28, 2020

Craig said:
I wonder if our police would've gotten away with something like this.

I don't know the Collins Khosa story, just saw this article this morning and thought that this was horrible. This doesn't seem to be big on local social media though?

Didn't those cops who towed the guy with their police van get off ?
I think the guy died , police generally do get different treatment than everyone else.

Craig_ · May 28, 2020

PAYBACK said:
Not to detract from the George Floyd issue, but Collins was assaulted by black SANDF members in his home during lock down.

Ah, covid. I stopped reading the covid threads, probably why I missed it. I'll go look for it.

Jabulani22 said:
Didn't those cops who towed the guy with their police van get off ?
I think the guy died , police generally do get different treatment than everyone else.

They shouldn't be allowed to get away with crap, like those arseholes selling confiscated booze.

Cray · May 28, 2020

Jabulani22 said:
Didn't those cops who towed the guy with their police van get off ?
I think the guy died , police generally do get different treatment than everyone else.

Nope, all eight convicted of murder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mido_Macia

Originally scheduled for court Monday, 4 March 2013, the defendants did not appear, and court was cleared. The hearing was rescheduled pending an identity parade.[9] On 12 March, they were all denied bail, partly for their own protection. At this hearing, it was suggested by the prosecution that Macia had died from being beaten once inside the police station.[10]

On 25 August 2015, all eight former police officers were convicted of Macia's murder in the North Gauteng High Court

But yeah tend to agree, the thin blue line protects their own....

Binary_Bark · May 28, 2020

Only in Afric........ Oh wait

ShaunSA · May 28, 2020

Floyd died at the hospital late on Monday after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on the 46-year-old's neck for several minutes as Floyd moaned and yelled: "I can't breathe."

Kornhub · May 28, 2020

Damn its bad what happened to the guy but rioting *cough* I mean protesting ?

greg0205 · May 28, 2020

Jabulani22 said:
Innocent until proven guilty plus police bias is helping him out.

A defence attorneys dream gig, amirite?

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