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George Floyd dies after police knelt on his neck (MOD NOTE IN POST #1)

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    #1232
    Cheerful Spring2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,705 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring2


    Riot in Atlanta, spreading fast.

    https://www.wsbtv.com/video/live-stream/


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    #1233
    Madeleine Birchfield
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Madeleine Birchfield


    Mr. Karate wrote: »
    And what has that to do with 2020. FECK All.

    Except the same could be asked for what the Plantation of Ulster from around the same time has to do with 2020. The Plantation of Ulster is one of the biggest reasons why you had the partition of Ireland in 1921 and Scots-descended Protestant Unionists in Ulster arguing in 2020 that Ulster should still be part of the United Kingdom, as opposed to Ulster being the most Irish and Gaelic part of Ireland as was before the Plantation.


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    #1234
    Overheal
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    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    Riot in Atlanta, spreading fast.

    https://www.wsbtv.com/video/live-stream/

    Why did they break into riot in Atlanta? Odd


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    #1235
    R3_Regera
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭R3_Regera


    Billy Mays wrote: »
    I'm gonna have to know this guy Floyd's criminal history before I decide whether the cop should be charged with his death or should walk away scott free icon14.png

    Not sure if you're serious or not really, but if you're suggesting a charge of money/cheque fraud entitles a grunt cop to be judge/jury and executioner to somebody who was co-operating, FU


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    #1236
    Cheerful Spring2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,705 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring2


    Overheal wrote: »
    Why did they break into riot in Atlanta? Odd

    Some guys in the crowd started smashing up police cars and it started!


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    #1237
    ShatterAlan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    Nozebleed wrote: »
    there no intent to kill the man. in fairness. its accidental..they are trying to restrain the man,heavy handed..but murderous intent? no..


    They cuffed the man.


    Then, whilst he was defenceless, one of the cops broke his neck and effectively killed the man.


    Even after the life is draining out of him and he is dying they continue to accelerate his death.


    If you think there is no intent to kill this man then have them all banged up for assault, and manslaughter and have the people who trained these animals serve a stretch too.


    They killed a man.


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    #1238
    Overheal
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    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    Some guys in the crowd started smashing up police cars and it started!

    Like St Paul and Minneapolis I’m wagering a casual look will net me lots of police brutality reports out of Atlanta that perhaps they are protesting.

    Wonder if these are being organized on FB and by who. Internet Research Agency has done it before you know?


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    #1239
    namloc1980
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    CNN building in Atlanta having windows broken in at the moment.


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    #1240
    Cheerful Spring2
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    Overheal wrote: »
    Like St Paul and Minneapolis I’m wagering a casual look will net me lots of police brutality reports out of Atlanta that perhaps they are protesting.

    Wonder if these are being organized on FB and by who. Internet Research Agency has done it before you know?

    It was black lives matter march to the CNN headquarters to protest, and it was peaceful, then some guys picked up barriers, and started smashing lines of police cars.


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    #1241
    Carfacemandog
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I'm going to bed now but to claify my position:

    Saying America is a racist country because of the bad actions of a few is no different to equating all Muslims to terrorists or priests are all kiddy fiddlers.

    I hope that the policeman who killed that man sees justice.
    That would be true if people were saying all Americans ar racist, but I'm not sure if anybody here is.

    What is true though, is that America has a very noticeable problem with racism, and it has been coming significantly more to the fire over the last decade or so.

    While these incidents are going on, something like 40% of the country disagrees vehemently with first amendment protected peaceful protest against police brutality seen used against minorities. Yet a lot of that 40% keep quiet or even agree when it comes marching down the streets and into government buildings, armed to the teeth and shouting demands.

    Thats f*cked up.


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    #1242
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,916 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    It was black lives matter march to the CNN headquarters to protest, and it was peaceful, then some guys picked up barriers, and started smashing lines of police cars.

    Why were they protesting CNN?


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    #1243
    Overheal
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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    CNN building in Atlanta having windows broken in at the moment.

    I’ve been there. Stayed at the hotel in the complex. That’s quite a development


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    #1244
    Cheerful Spring2
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    iguana wrote: »
    Why were they protesting CNN?

    Don't know. Just saw the newsfeed on Twitter and was watching the protest.


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    #1245
    DrPhilG
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    ShatterAlan wrote: »
    one of the cops broke his neck and effectively killed the man.

    Seriously, what's the point of a comment like that? Absolute nonsense.

    I fully support the murder charge and I hope the bugger gets a warm reception in prison.

    But nobody broke anybody's neck. The facts in this case are horrendous enough without making stuff up to sensationalise it.


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    #1246
    Cheerful Spring2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,705 ✭✭✭Cheerful Spring2


    New York City. Cops are using batons to control the crowd.

    https://twitter.com/PMBreakingNews/status/1266520779140870145


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    #1247
    Jim Bob Scratcher
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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    CNN building in Atlanta having windows broken in at the moment.

    Trump will be happy


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    #1248
    Clarence Boddiker
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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    CNN building in Atlanta having windows broken in at the moment.

    Finally something we can all get behind.


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    #1249
    completedit
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    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    New York City. Cops are using batons to control the crowd.

    https://twitter.com/PMBreakingNews/status/1266520779140870145

    I don't know why, when I see the British yobs get bashed by Spanish police, it's kinda funny, but this is just sad.


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    #1250
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    completedit wrote: »
    I don't know why, when I see the British yobs get bashed by Spanish police, it's kinda funny, but this is just sad.

    Maybe you identify more with the people in the video, tribalism is ruining modern society and the media is a part of the problem.


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    #1251
    ceadaoin.
    Registered Users Posts: 8,265 ✭✭✭ceadaoin.


    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    New York City. Cops are using batons to control the crowd.

    https://twitter.com/PMBreakingNews/status/1266520779140870145

    It was very peaceful when I saw it earlier. What happened?


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    #1252
    [Deleted User]
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    iguana wrote: »
    Why were they protesting CNN?

    Makes no sense, sounds pretty mindless to me.


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    #1253
    Overheal
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Makes no sense, sounds pretty mindless to me.

    Sounds like some Trumpers may have joined the protest or others who have a reason to hate CNN.


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    #1254
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Makes no sense, sounds pretty mindless to me.

    Always an element in these things who don't give a sh!te about the issue and just want trouble and mindless vandalism.


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    #1255
    ShatterAlan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    walshb wrote: »
    People are willingly destroying themselves and their communities.

    And the people that are not, need to be protected from the people that are.

    Serious efforts from law enforcement needed here to crush this insurrection.

    One bad incident cannot allow this type of reaction to be acceptable.

    Because then every incident that is bad, or even perceived to be bad, and people can go out and destroy?




    **** off.


    When you get beaten into a wheelchair because you reached for your papers too quickly you can thank those who torch the precinct whose staff fcuked you up for life.


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    #1256
    MipMap
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭MipMap


    Just sent a message to the US embassy in Ireland.
    "You are not the home of the free or the brave. You have to do better than this. The world is watching you.
    You cannot criticize China or Russia and expect to have any credibility whilst you allow this to happen. You need to get your house in order."


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    #1257
    1800_Ladladlad
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    The thugs continuing to riot and damage buildings is not good. The scum of the earth just come out at any opportunity to behave like degenerates.

    It's still not taking any light away from what happened.


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    #1258
    1800_Ladladlad
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    MipMap wrote: »
    Just sent a message to the US embassy in Ireland.

    What did you say?


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    #1259
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Cheerful Spring2 wrote: »
    Riot in Atlanta, spreading fast.

    https://www.wsbtv.com/video/live-stream/

    Lets all hope the Coca Cola museum will be ok.

    Great place.


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    #1260
    ShatterAlan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    walshb wrote: »
    And people actually think that these people give a flying fook about George Floyd...

    It’s vile to see people behave like this. Disgusting!


    If they don't care then why aren't they out doing this every day and night?


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    #1261
    Overheal
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Lets all hope the Coca Cola museum will be ok.

    Great place.

    An absolute riot of its own when you go at the same time as a 100-strong kids day camp. They shut down the tasting room, kids would grab a cup, fill it to the brim with some crazy Korean flavor, take a sip, and then smash the drink on the ground in rejection. Pour another flavor. They shut it down for cleaning, before that it felt like a spacewalk with sticky boots.

    So without anywhere else to be the camp, full of sugared and caffeinated kids, wrecked havoc on the aquarium after us not long before that. Harassed the **** out of the stingrays.


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