FBI investigates death of black man after footage shows officer kneeling on his neck

The FBI and authorities in Minnesota have launched investigations into the death of an African American man after an incident, captured on video, in which a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground, the Guardian is reporting.

In the footage the man, later identified as George Floyd, 46, can be heard to shout “I cannot breathe” and “Don’t kill me!” He then becomes motionless, eyes closed, face-first on the road.

On Tuesday, hundreds of protesters, many in face masks, lined the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died. Some carried signs reading “I can’t breathe” and “jail killer KKKops”, chanting: “Prosecute the police.”

Protesters marched through the neighborhood to a city police precinct, where windows were damaged and squad cars sprayed with graffiti. Police in riot gear fired teargas and deployed stun grenades at demonstrators.

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15 Comments

  1. Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
    May 30, 2020

    Charles,  you will never hear about this unless, I tell you this morning May, 30th, 2020 Police in the small city of Lancaster North of Los Angeles, shot and killed another black person!

    What do you have to say about that Mr. Dominican?

    Certain parts of Los Angeles, right at the moment is on fire, around the garment district, there has been protest in Los Angeles, and across the entire nation for days now, because people are tired of these sick barbaric whites who believe that Black people do not have a right to exist.

    Mind you I am not condemning every white police officer, nor every white person; as a matter of fact all white people are not the same!

    Just as we find ignorant white, there are an equal amount of ignorant bigoted black people too.

    In my neighborhood we find diversity: that is quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds.

    Lot’s of interracial Marriage, we all live in peace anyway.

  2. J.John-Charles
    May 29, 2020

    Well, we think we know better than God Almighty.Because He said Anyone who commits murder, he has forfeits his own life.He should be hang or whatever method is available .But we are more loving and caring than Him.We say no,It is inhumane and too barbaric.
    If this police knew after committing this crime he would have to pay with his life,I am sure he would think twice…Again maybe he did it to put a bigger wedge between the police and the black community.I still believe the police force is a force 4 good.As in every society you will find some bad apples.
    Now those good for nothing, who went about setting fire to buildings,stores and cars.They are taking away the attention from the real victim,I partially believe they are glad for the man’s murder,so that they can loot the property of the innocent.
    We must always remember”A rat is a rat.
    Whoever sheds man’s blood,by man shall his blood be shed..Genesis 9:6

    • May 30, 2020

      @J.John-Charles, it is sad to think about that man’s death. I have a son, but he is not in the body, because of his neglect of diabetes.

      I imagine him calling to me saying: “Mom help me please”, and I am not there to help him; the thought makes my heart bleed. I am sure this policeman is a seed of the devil, his conscience is extremely distant from God. I pray that God will avenge the death of George Floyd’s, and his killer will know the pain of eternal darkness.

      However, I agree with you pertaining to those who decided to take the matter to themselves. There is nothing that man can do the God cannot do–and it is the act of taking the matter to themselves than could cause the judgment of that killer to be lighter than it should be.

      Moses got angry with the Israelites because of their lack of faith in God. He stroke the rock he should have spoken to as God told him to do so. He was punished for disobedience, and he died in the Wilderness

      • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
        May 30, 2020

        Yes, I could be killed because I drive a sports car valued more than a hundred thousand dollars.

        That was not the only time, I drove the same car into Canada, visiting with a cousin on Ferris Road in Toronto; my car was parked in her yard.

        A police drove North on Ferris Road, got to the Conner of Daws, stopped, watching,  soon my cousin son and I got into the car, and drove on the street, police swam me, demanded to see my car registration papers before even asking me to identify myself by name okay!

        And simple as I am telling you: there were police all around me holding their guns on me.

        And Elizabeth, it was in the same car,  I had you running around in; it was that last visit.

        Note: black police shut and killed a white woman, he was charged with first degree murder, this guy murdered someone by kneeling on his neck, he is charged with third degree murder.

        Will continue: 

    • May 30, 2020

      A very evil crime was committed, there is no doubt it. But what is the good, for those who are angry about it to go around and take their anger against people’s property? They are simply calling for judgment against themselves

      “God says to us: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” @Psalm 46: 10

      God wants His Authority and Power to be exhibited on Earth, through His people, but we refuse to let Him. That is why we are faced with so much strife, vile, disdain, and discord. If only we were a people who knew how to be still and allow God to do His work of Life among us, how easy and peaceful Life would be for us.

      • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
        May 31, 2020

        Elizabeth, God gave us a free will, and our intelligence which we must use to defend our God given rights!

        God did not create racism; bigotry, and hate, that is the work of the devil!

        Nevertheless; we as black people cannot simply lay down and die!

        People such as that piece of human feces, and others like him, do not understand that Black people have human feelings as everyone else.

        As far as that animal is concerned  the victim George Floyd he murdered was not felling any pain; because black people in his mind feels no pain.

        Until you deal with racism, and know what it is to be walking the streets of America, driving in your car, pulled over by a police for nothing; absolutely nothing, and you look behind only to see you are covered with guns pointing at you; the opinions you express you will retract!

        Leave God out of this!
        The destruction, the violence are justified!
        Should be in Dominica; to get rid of Roosevelt.

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 30, 2020

      “Now those good for nothing, who went about setting fire to buildings,stores and cars.They are taking away the attention from the real victim,I partially believe they are glad for the man’s murder,so that they can loot the property of the innocent. “(J.J Charles).

      I sort of appreciated your concern until I reviewed your thoughts in the quote above; I do not know if you reside in America; if you do not, it is obvious you do not know that sort of opinion could cost you plenty in America.

      The violence are justified; it has drawn attention to the murder of this man more than if there was no violence: for your information John, black people; women, men, young adults are murdered by white police officers every day, and get away with murder, only that where you are you don’t hear about!

      And trust me; I came close to getting shot; police holding gun on me because they believe I drove a car too expensive to drive…

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 30, 2020

      You are running your mouth off on the protesters; that is because you have not walked in the shoe of a Black American for one day.

      While you took the time to criticize the injured people who have to deal with racism everyday in America; even the Mayor of the that city, where the murder took place agreed that the protesters  are justified of setting the police precinct (station) where the murderer worked on fire.

      He apparently prevented the fire department from outing the fire.

      Until you understand what the hell is going on; perhaps you would serve a better purpose calling for an insurrection in Dominica, thus overthrowing Roosevelt and his  puppets out of office.

      As far as I am concern, you are taking side in this matter; it’s not your affair, this is an American concern, if you are black your empathy should be with those of us black living in America; you are siding with the white murderer in every sense!

      Don’t involve God words in this.

    • Man bites dogs
      June 1, 2020

      @Charles, you are a dam hypocrite always quoting God or the Bible you against black people Trump cannot do anything wrong in your eyes he is your God, watch this space in November he will be out of the White House you and him are two fakes.

      • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
        June 4, 2020

        Man Dog, I give you thumbs up on this one; the only thumbs up here is from me!

  3. Silver fox
    May 28, 2020

    I have been waiting to hear what Ibo France, Francisco, and the little brain wash clowns have to say this time an American white police killing of a black man for the world to see black people is nothing it seems you all gone silent lost your tongue inside all you mothers, just over two months ago there was a fake video was made an African man was being beaten with a whip by a Chinese policeman you Ibo France, and your bunch of clowns were up in arms now what have you and clowns saying about white men in police uniform killing your black brothers!! Say something uncle Sam is Great Skerrit, the black man is wicked brainwash fools

    • Not good
      May 28, 2020

      Not that I care for those guys writtings myself, but how irrelevant are your words this sad topic. Been hitting the bottle again pal?

    • Lin clown
      May 28, 2020

      Silver,America has always been a RACIST COUNTRY.These uneducated UWP will not know,they do not read.LENNOX LINTON said $1.2 billion is missing from Government Treasury.When questioned he said in his OPINION $1.2 billion is missing.UWP in their own LYING,CROOKED,TRAITOROUS way say it’s the truth.Just imagine Linton say 3961x 5000 is 1,200,000,000 UWP agree.Only UWP will say America is not a Racist Country,Ibo France,Viewsexpress and overeducated Telemaque.WICKED.

      • May 30, 2020

        Is that how he came up with the figure, that even the great Francisco Telemaque has accepted? O, Dear!

        3961 x 5000 = 19, 805, 000, this is only around 20 million dollars. Do Lennox’s followers not know that? How can a person get away with this kind of error?

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      May 30, 2020

      You little corrupted checkered color fox, you don’t have long to wait to hear me, I said my peace, in response to JJ Charles, if DNO release my opinions, perhaps you will take the time to read me and get an understanding on how racism is played out in this country. 

      Meanwhile I want you to organize an insurrection against me Almost Nearly Cousin, doctor HiFU Punjab/ Dusquesne Ali Baba that Dominica Crapaud (Crapo) Mentality, that damn Th… Roosevelt Chichi Skerrit. 

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah! 

      Like father like son; I am an illusionists because that was me corrupted daddy profession oui!

      Al me daddy ever do in life is work obeiah , de man was magician, and that is why me mama give me she surname cause she doh want people fu know me daddy was/is a scoundrel, and so me can only run de country by working magic eh!

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

       Don’t be disappointed  an illusionist  is a person who performs tricks that deceive the eye; of  an audience he is a…

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