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Originally Posted by douglas1999
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If you watch the entire 20+ minute long body cam footage, the cops *were* being incredibly polite and civil, just doing their jobs, and asking him simple questions. They essentially were acting as social works at that time. They didn't start yelling YOU WILL GET IN NOW until it was the last resort.
I understand he wasn't waving a knife around, but given that he has a violent criminal history, a social worker is not who you need. You need armed police. George floyd died because of the choices he made in his life, the demonization of the cops is completely out of proportion to what they actually did. The knee on the neck was over the top, I can agree with that. The rest of it was completely standard procedure and people are treating them as if they are hitler youth.
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Right before "the last resort" could have been a man, even just a cop who attended a seminar, saying
"OK George, I know this is heavy shit, listen I will turn on the lights in the back of the car, and let's sit here for 2 minutes in silence before you get in, but we have to take you in and you have to relax or you will get hurt." A brief period for neurotransmitters to reduce in everyone's head. 2 min. And if he disrespects that chance given to him or laughs openly or can't comply beyond that and there's no clear answer, so be it. (Or whatever, just an example protocol.)
At a certain point, force gets necessary and accidents may happen I agree. If a person starts fumbling in a cop's belt for their weapon, it's up to the cop's kindness and martial valor to whip them and let them live if they like. That's fine. But I watched the video and I watched the cops (and you) decide that "the last resort" is called for as soon as their patience is tested too far. Fact is, they could have sat there 30 more minutes. There was no "last resort" moment.