Minnesota Man Dies In Custody

[Sinil]

The Minnesota man who died in police custody had been identified as 40 year old G. F.

A witness to the arrest, Charles McMillian, 60, of Minneapolis, said he saw police trying to get F. into the back of the squad car and heard F. tell them he was claustrophobic.

The video shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the back of F's head and neck for several minutes during a forcible arrest Monday evening. F. would die shortly after the arrest.

Experts on police use of force told that the officer clearly restrained the man too long. They noted the man was under control and no longer fighting.

According to Minneapolis police, the encounter between F. and officers happened shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, when police were called to the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue South on a report of a man attempting to use forged documents at Cup Foods.

Officers found Floyd in a car at the scene. He appeared intoxicated, police say. Officers ordered him to get out of the car.

“After he got out, he physically resisted officers,” police spokesman John Elder told reporters early Tuesday. “Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and officers noticed that the man was going into medical distress.”

An ambulance brought F. to Hennepin Healthcare, where he later died, police say.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said the department would conduct a full internal investigation. The two Minneapolis officers who responded to the incident are on “relieved of duty status,” the police chief said. This is different from the typical administrative leave, but is still paid with no law enforcement duties.


Update: A report in the Minneapolis Star Tribune*revealed that the officer’s name is*Derek Chauvin, according to “two sources familiar with the investigation"

Note: I looked everywhere for body cam to show what lead to the video events. Obviously there is time before the camera started.

That said however, as a paramedic it's hard to watch these two officers ignore/not see/disregard all the signs of this man's body shutting down. You can clearly see the discoloration in his face and lips toward the end of the video. I really feel for that firefighter standing there, powerless, helpless to stop what she knew was happening.

I didn't find facts that helped me understand the officers state of mind yet. Once I do I will update you guys. Please contribute any facts you find. I would much appreciate.

Edits:
Video 1 - Shows the officer with his knee in the neck of the victim

Video 2 - Shows events prior and leading up to Video 1

Video 3 - Show officers creating a barrier between the home of Derek Chauvin and protestors outside the residence.

[kellyhound]

Feds are investigating the case now.

Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of a black man who was held down as he protested that he couldn't breathe have been placed on leave as the FBI looks into the incident, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Tuesday.

Officers responding to an alleged forgery in progress Monday evening were initially told that a person later described as the suspect was sitting on a car and appeared to be under the influence, police said.
A pair of officers located the man, who was at that point inside the car and who police said "physically resisted" the officers when ordered to get out. Officers handcuffed the man, who "appeared to be suffering medical distress," according to police. He died at a hospital a short time later, police said.
The death drew widespread condemnation of the actions of the police after a video circulated on social media showing two officers by the man on the ground -- one of them with his knee over the back of the man's neck. The video did not capture what led up to the arrest or what police described as the man resisting arrest.
"Please, I can't breathe," the man said, screaming for several minutes before he became silent. Bystanders urged the officer to release the man from his hold.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, in a statement, identified the man as George Floyd and said he was representing his family.
"We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police car and get off his neck," Crump said. "This abusive, excessive and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by the police for questioning about a non-violent charge."
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar via Twitter called the incident "yet another horrifying and gutwrenching instance of an African American man dying."

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday offered his condolences to the man's family, adding that "what we saw was horrible, completely and utterly messed up."
"For five minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee to the neck of a black man," Frey told reporters.
"When you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic human sense. What happened on Chicago and 38th this last night is simply awful. It was traumatic and it serves as a clear reminder of just how far we have to go."

The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis said in a statement the officers were cooperating in the investigation.
"Now is not the time rush to (judgment) and immediately condemn our officers," the statement said. "Officers' actions and training protocol will be carefully examined after the officers have provided their statements."
In a Facebook video posted Monday, bystanders urged the officer to get off the man. Two officers handled the man on the ground while another stood nearby with his eyes on the bystanders as traffic passed in the background.
"My stomach hurts," the man told the officer. "My neck hurts. Everything hurts."
At one point the man said, "Give me some water or something. Please. Please."
"His nose is bleeding," a woman said of the man.
"He's not even resisting arrest," one man said. "He's not responding right now, bro."
Frey said he understood the anger in the community but reminded potential protesters that "there is another danger out there right now which is Covid-19."
"We need to make sure that everyone that is protesting and that is voicing their opinion stays safe and their families are protected as well," he said. "So please, practice safe distancing, please use a mask."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted Tuesday, "The lack of humanity is this disturbing video is sickening. We will get answers and seek justice."
St. Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Melvin Carter called the video of the incident "one of the most vile and heartbreaking images I've ever seen."
"The officer who stood guard is just as responsible as his partner; both must be held fully accountable," Carter tweeted. "This must stop now."
Paige Fernandez, policing policy adviser for the ACLU, said the incident recalled the 2014 New York death of Eric Garner, who repeated "I can't breathe" several times after a police officer held him in a chokehold. Garner died during the arrest, the incident also caught on video.
"Even in places like Minneapolis, where chokeholds are technically banned, Black people are targeted by the police for low-level offenses and are subjected to unreasonable, unnecessary violence," Fernandez said in a statement. "Make no mistake: George Floyd should be alive today. The officers responsible must be held accountable."
The Hennepin County Attorney's office said in a statement Tuesday that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was investigating, along with the FBI. There was no immediate response from the FBI.
The county medical examiner will identify the victim once a preliminary autopsy has been done, authorities said.
Body worn cameras were activated during the incident, police said.

[Johndoe123]

I am a person who normally waits other evidence but this was beyond what was called for.

[pokerplay]

Heard he had just finished jogging when he accidentally signed a bad check and then went for a drive to visit his sick grandmother at her church service. Kidding. If this is as it appears, that looks straight up murderous. No way they're gonna talk themselves out of this one.

[Sinil]

Update: The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, says four Minneapolis Police Department officers involved in the death of the victim in police custody have been terminated. Wonder where the other 2 termination came from?


Edit: I just want to throw this out there. I don’t think this is a racial incident at all. To me I don’t see evidence that this is racially motivated. Based on the evidence I have seen so far this event was motivated by a psychotic arrogance, it seems. I am still open to the possibility that there is something out there that may clear the officer. But it needs to be Damn amazing circumstances to counter the fact that this officer (arguably) knowingly killed a man slowly on camera...

Lower Cognitive Ability = Less likely to be convinced something you think is right is wrong. Truth

[gauldicus]

racist america strikes again, what do you expect from a country who the majority believe in an imaginary friend in the sky who allows you to have black slaves.
(I'm a white atheist btw)

[TylerD]

That skinny armed cop loved the power.
I'm surprised he didn't have a raging boner while pinning him, actually he probably did but we couldn't see his pin dick.

Usually I'd side with the police when it comes to drunk/drugged up unpredictable people but even when he noticed he'd stopped struggling.. He continued applying pressure for another 5+ minutes!
Inexcusable

[Nic8895]

Straight up murder.

[fapfapfap]

You can tell from the discussion at the beginning of the video that they had some serious physical altercation before this.

If body cam footage comes out we will probably see significant struggle between officers and the victim that resulted in the officer just being like fuck it.

That being said, I'm pretty sure this officer is fucked. I don't see a way to argue that this is justified in any way, and I actually don't think there will end up being much debate about this one.

[fapfapfap]

Originally Posted by gauldicus

racist america strikes again, what do you expect from a country who the majority believe in an imaginary friend in the sky who allows you to have black slaves.
(I'm a white atheist btw)

Oh, and for people who are going to straight to the race angle here, there are three officers here, the one on his neck is white but the one standing up is asian and the one holding him down and talking to him is.... black.