"Black Lives do Matter" - George Floyd - U.S.A.

Well here we go again!  No surprises eh?  Yet another "black" person dying at the hands of some "rogue" white cop in Minneapolis U.S.A.

handcuffed black guy lying face down on the road behind a police car with the cops knee pressed onto his throat!!  Nice!!

Police now have hundreds of minutes of "footage" from the general public's cell phones and the results are astounding!

Knee pressing on throat: 8 mins. 46 secs. PLUS another 3 mins of 'George' lapsing in/out of consciousness!

Calling out "I can't breath" and in his final moments calling out for his Mother!

OUTRAGEOUS ........... much has transpired since ......

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Protesters Beheaded a Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston ...Portsmouth Confederate statues beheaded, partially pulled down by ...Christopher Columbus Statue In Boston's North End Beheaded – CBS ...George Floyd protests: Edward Colston statue removed from ...The Latest: English city hauls toppled statue out of harbor

Beheadings, drownings, lynchings - at least Yoda is still safe - for now!!!!!

Bay Area protest updates: 'Matter, Black Lives Do' message pops up ...

Perhaps COVID19 affects the human brain

I guess Yoda was not responsible for any bad treatment of black people. It is kind of exciting that people are making a stand on the inappopriate monuments of history. Will be interesting to see if it happens in Australia.

I do not agree with doing damage and setting places on fire etc -- I think that those statues should stand BUT they should have a plaque to tell just what that person did GOOD OR BAD, it is history and we can not delete history -- and why the hell is this not taught in schools?

Obvisosly Morrison learn nothing in school OR out of it -- saying we never had slavery here -- UNBELIEVABLE

That is a good idea putting up the infor about the bad they did as well, tell the true history. Scomo lives in a bubble, his bubble world.

 

The plunderers used hammers to break the glass entrance doors, allowing them to rush inside en masse 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8412213/Shocking-moment-hundreds-looters-storm-Florida-Walmart-make-100-000-goods.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share 

 

The plunderers used hammers to break the glass entrance doors, allowing them to rush inside en masse

 

There were white looters across the US also, so it has nothing to do with Black people, but everything to do With the character of the person;  even if they are orange with green spots on if they are responsible, reliable, trustworthy characters the rest of the community respects them. But not Folks that loot and destroy buildings and statues.

 

These are usually criminals anyway, just taking advantage of a situation with all the mayhem and police busy, always happens. Don't see anyone going for the fruit and veggies lol.

How cool is this?  Read this in paper today ..................

"Band-Aid Matches Skin"

Band-Aid will release a diverse range of it's products matching the skin tones of all it's customers.  There a 5 x  new tones including the matching of various brown/black colours.

Johnson and Johnson released the following:

"We stand in solidarity with our Black collegues collaborators and community in the fight against racism, violence and injustice."

Johnson and Johnson also pledged a large donation to "Black Lives Matter".

The company's thousands of Instagram followers cheered the decision - majority saying: "Love it - better late than never"!

Cool ???

.... companies will do anything to sell

... my last batch of bandaids were of Disney Freeze

... they were on sale.

That is great, post it on the RAK topic too where I posted the Crayola skin colour crayons being released.

 

 

....  good idea  ....  obviously there are people that will never see "good" in anything!  Negativity PLUS......   Pathetic!

 

 

This is no RAK - it is an opportunistic grab for money. Hope no one buys it especially black people.

What a flaming insult. Wearing a a black band aid on a black hand makes a person even more prone to injury because people can't see it.

 

Band-Aid Rips Off Black-Owned Businesses' Idea With New Line of ...

Commonsense died in Australia the moment tens of thousands demonstrated side-by-side in the middle of a pandemic.

Forget for a moment any debate about the strength of the cause and consider the medical evidence.

No meaningful social distancing, an infectious demographic and deep-seated carelessness combined to produce the obvious.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, left; Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Melbourne on Saturday.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, left; Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Melbourne on Saturday

One infection that we know of and the potential for many more.

One positive test doesn’t make a cluster but it poses some serious political and medical questions.

The states failed the most basic test and, in the case of Victoria, appeared to be turning a blind eye to the activism.

The hypocrisy is profound, given the straitjacket imposed on a nation and with an economy still in hibernation.

We know that young people aged 18 to 30 are at high risk of contracting

and then passing on the virus.

These are the people who were ubiquitous at the march.

This cohort is dangerous because in many ways they are like all young people,

ten foot tall and bulletproof in their own minds.

They tend to care less about what happens to other people and the science suggests that even if they do get the virus, it won’t kill them.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/coronavirus-black-lives-matter-protest/news-story/32a8b87460e32647047b4cc570f2d39f

you cannot stop evolution - stupid is as stupid does

But they are wearing masks, if it was contractable through breath then they will be fine, just because one person having the virus does not mean they will spread it if they are taking the right precautions. There are  many people going about their business in the community not taking any precautions and we are not in the middle of a pandemic we are at the end of it. Over 700,000 people per year die from mozzie bites are we doing anything about that? 

Don't forget the 1,000 plus Influenza DEATHS in Australia every year!  Lots of graphs online for people who lives are consumed by those!  

Coronavirus 102 DEAD ...... go figure .....

 

 

Last year, there were over 900 influenza-linked deaths in Australia.

But until the end of last month, federal authorities had only been alerted to 36 "laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated deaths" in 2020, according to the Australian Influenza Surveillance Report.

Perhaps the Social Distancing, washing of hands and the lockdown we've had is working ?

Most flu's get spread in heated offices and other buildings so people not soldiering on into work plays a big part.

 

Taken from The World Health Organization.

Mortality for COVID-19 appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal influenza. While the true mortality of COVID-19 will take some time to fully understand, the data we have so far indicate that the crude mortality ratio (the number of reported deaths divided by the reported cases) is between 3-4%, the infection mortality rate (the number of reported deaths divided by the number of infections) will be lower. For seasonal influenza, mortality is usually well below 0.1%. However, mortality is to a large extent determined by access to and quality of health care. 

 

 https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-similarities-and-differences-covid-19-and-influenza?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv662t-CA6gIVGh4rCh2RzA4uEAAYASAAEgIzYvD_BwE

 

Ohhhhh can't find anything worse than your OTT "obsession" with Covid? lololol

Keep looking........ yawns ...

  gasp #hand #emoji #boring #bored #boredemoji #eyesclosed - Apple ...   

 

LOL .... where's the mask?  Droplets can get thru' the fingers?  Right?   lololol

 

Nah! Who needs a mask

... when  you can cover your mouth with dollar bills from Tuesdays Lotto

  

This latest death won't help ease the current emotions of the "Black lives Matter" campaign.

Atlanta police shoot dead a black man after an alleged struggle in a restaurant drive-through.

Rayshard Brooks, 27, was reported to police for sleeping in a car blocking the Wendy’s drive-through, and was shot after he failed a field sobriety test and resisted arrest, authorities said. The footage, released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, shows Mr Brooks firing a Taser toward the officer, who chased him through the car park before shooting and killing him.

Atlanta's Police Chief Erika Shields had resigned over Mr Brooks’ murder.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/atlanta-police-shoot-dead-black-man-after-alleged-struggle-in-restaurant-drivethrough/news-story/b109621c0056ca7491cb4dffc415bec6

Now that is stupid, how can this still be happening, what is wrong with these people, it was not like he was a dangerous man, so he was drunk and sleeping it off but chose the wrong place to do it, so what! Not worth being killed over, these cops are just murderers plain and simple.

That is going to make the emotions of the protestors even more mad and will extend the protesting for sure.

That is crazy not fair taking it out on Wendy's, I feel sorry for the business owner because they are all franchised owners.

not a clever idea from both sides ... the cop should not have shot him however it might have been a different outcome if guy had said "sorry officer, I'm crissed as a picket and ready for you to take me home" rather than grabbing the cop's tazer, running away and shooting the tazer at the cop

Farside no matter what he did he was still shot in the back and he did not deserve to die.

ANOTHER INNOCENT BLACK VICTIM OF POLICE

Elijah was a 23-year-old massage therapist who was out buying an iced tea for his brother on August 24th, 2019. His friends and family describe him as gentle and sweet. He loved music and taught himself to play the violin as well as many other instruments, and loved to go running. He was a pacifist. During his lunch hour, he used to play violin for stray cats at local animal shelters to help them calm down. He was also a Black man.

That night, someone called the police about "suspicious behavior" because he was wearing a mask and walking along listening to music, maybe even dancing. You see, Elijah was anemic, which meant he felt cold a lot of the time and often wore many layers to stay warm, including a mask on his face. And even the caller said they didn't think he was a danger. He was unarmed and committed no crime. But police in Aurora Colorado restrained him before he even had time to take his headphones out, put him in a chokehold and eventually intructed the parademics to inject him with an amount of the sedative ketamine that would subdue a man twice his size.

According to the Sentinel Colorado, "McClain struggled with officers for nearly 15 minutes — repeatedly sobbing and vomiting — before he was sedated with 500 milligrams of ketamine and loaded into an ambulance. He survived two heart attacks en route to a nearby hospital, but he was pronounced brain dead three days later and died Aug. 30."

All three police officers involved claimed their body cameras mysteriously just fell off, but one officer can be heard intstructing another to "move your camera, dude," obviously trying to be sure the incident was not properly filmed. At another point an officer threatens to bring a dog to bite Elijah. Here is a transcription of some of Elijah's last words from those body cams while they slowly killed him.

"I can't breathe. I have my ID right here. My name is Elijah McClain. That's my house. I was just going home. I'm an introvert. I'm just different. That's all. I'm so sorry. I have no gun. I don't do that stuff. I don't do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don't even kill flies! I don't eat meat! But I don't judge people, I don't judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will do better. I will do anything. Sacrifice my identity. I'll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful. And I love you. Try to forgive me. I am a mood Gemini. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Ow, that really hurt. You all are very strong. Team work makes the dream work... (crying).. oh I'm sorry. I just can't breathe correctly (proceeds to vomit from the pressure on his chest and neck)."

Elijah McClain should still be here today.

The officers responsible STILL have their jobs and no has been charged with his murder. Sign to demand justice for Elijah now!

After public outcry, the city of Aurora commissioned an independent investigation, but was forced to fire the lead attorney because not only was he not neutral — he was actually a former cop. They say they are now looking for a new, truly impartial investigator, but it's only because we spoke up. We need to keep demanding justice.

I just signed the petition: "Demand Justice For Elijah McCLain, Killed By Police Just For Walking Home" Will you join me in supporting this issue?

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/882/350/125/reopen-the-investigation-into-the-death-of-elijah-mcclain/

Incognito

If someone was breaking into your house, what would be the first number you called?

That has nothing to do with that toot, this guy was innocent, he was buying his brother an iced tea!! Does he deserve to be killed? 

Police around he would not be here quick enough anyway so why bother calling. I don't have much to steal anyway, we are staying home a lot. I never go out at nigjht, chances are quite slim around here.

Fair enough, but what if it did happen?

I have lived in this town for 19 years, odds are it is not going to happen, guess I would ring the insurance company if I had one, I don't because i don't have much of value. Anyway this post was not about break in's. It is about injustice. Police need to stop killing people.

OK, no worries.

toot - if you are going to throw a red herring into the mix, the  least you can do is to explain why, since Incognito's post has nothing to do wth a "break in" or did I misread it?

I have signed this petition.

Thanks Lucca. Two things we agree on, getting there :)

Indigenous town councillor slams Black Lives Matter activists for being selfish by protesting in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and putting elderly lives at riskIndigenous Alice Springs town councillor Jacinta Price slams Black Lives Matter for

Jacinta Price (left), an indigenous town councillor, accused Black Lives Matter activists (organiser Paddy Gibson being arrested, right) of only thinking about themselves by protesting in Sydney in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. She posted on Facebook an image of a dying elderly woman, being treated by a nurse in personal protective equipment, to highlight the irresponsibility of mass gatherings (social media post, inset).

The protestors may have been out of line but to say they are only caring about themselves is a bit rich, they are protesting particular for justice for the family of all the Inigenous people dying at the hands of police and nothing is being done.

If they got an inquiry that resulted in charges being layed then they would not protest.

The police are not even wearing gloves and one has not even got his mask on in that photo.

These 13 puppies are all mine - honestly! Yellow labrador gives birth to large litter... and they ALL have black coatsWhite labrador gives birth to 13 puppies and each one has black coat

The golden-coated pet gave birth to a baker's dozen of pups - and every one is black, main picture. Owner Catherine Smith, 37, inset left, was amazed when the puppies kept on coming after three-year-old Lucy went into labour, just missing out on the English record for a labrador litter of 14. Mrs Smith mated Lucy with her friend's eight-year-old black lab, Bastion, inset right.

How amazing, black lives matter here lol, did you post on the Animal topic too?

Some people could be offended

You can't be serious Suze???  I am sick to death about hearing how "people could be offended" ....wtf is wrong with people!!!  Arghhh....... seriously????

Some people would get offended if they burnt their freakin' toast black!

 

 

yup, I was frekin offended when the maid burnt my toast black, so promptly I got her to scrape it white, so I could spread it with some black vegemite LOL

Burnt I Love Lucy GIF by HULU - Find & Share on GIPHY

 

No I didn't post it on the Animal Antics Incognito, I thought it was cute and sweet it would be lovely here.

Oh yes I hate burnt toast to Lucca.  It makes the house and the bin smell.

 

Hi Suze!  I hope nobody is offended it is such a sweet photo and story, if animals can get on why cannot humans love eachother no matter what colour they are?

Protests erupt in upstate New York over video showing a black man, 41, suffocating to death in March after cops put a hood over his head and pressed his face down until he stopped breathing

WARNING: Disturbing content Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 when he was taken off of life support - seven days after the encounterThe medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, on account of complications caused from asphyxia from physical restraint, as well as PCP intoxicationThe incident occurred on March 23 – weeks before George Floyd died, sparking nationwide protests – but Prude’s death received no public attentionHowever, that changed on Wednesday when his family held a news conference to reveal disturbing police body camera footage of Prude’s final momentsProtesters gathered Wednesday outside Rochester's Public Safety Building, which also serves as its police headquartersDemonstrators remained as night fell, demanding for the officers involved to be charged with murderThree activists were arrested inside the building on Wednesday afternoonOne person was reportedly taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries received during the arrest 

Protests have erupted in upstate New York after a newly surfaced video revealed how a 41-year-old handcuffed black man died of asphyxiation in March after a group of police officers put a hood over his head, then pressed his face into the ground until he stopped breathing.  

Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 when he was taken off of life support – seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester.

The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, caused by ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint, excited delirium [and] acute phencyclidine [PCP] intoxication.’

While the fatal incident occurred on March 23 – weeks before George Floyd would die in Minnesota police custody in May, sparking nationwide protests – Prude’s death received no public attention.

However, that changed on Wednesday when his family held a news conference to reveal disturbing police body camera footage of Prude’s final moments, along with written reports they obtained through a public records request.

‘I placed a phone call for my brother to get help. Not for my brother to get lynched,’ Prude´s brother, Joe Prude, said at a news conference Wednesday. ‘How did you see him and not directly say, “The man is defenseless, buck naked on the ground. He´s cuffed up already. Come on.” How many more brothers gotta die for society to understand that this needs to stop?’

Protesters gathered Wednesday outside Rochester's Public Safety Building, which also serves as its police headquarters. Demonstrators remained as night fell, demanding for the officers involved to be charged with murder. 

Three activists have been so far been arrested, with one reportedly taken to hospital to be treated for injuries sustained during their arrest. 

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While the fatal incident occurred on March 23 – weeks before George Floyd would die in Minnesota police custody in May, sparking nationwide protests – Prude’s death received no public attention 
 

While the fatal incident occurred on March 23 – weeks before George Floyd would die in Minnesota police custody in May, sparking nationwide protests – Prude’s death received no public attention

For nearly three minutes, officers pinned Prude down on the cold ground. One officer used both hands to push the side of Prude’s head into the pavement 
 

For nearly three minutes, officers pinned Prude down on the cold ground. One officer used both hands to push the side of Prude’s head into the pavement

Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 after he was taken off of life support – seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester 
 Prude, known to his big Chicago-based family by the nickname ‘Rell,’ was a father of five adult children and had been working at a warehouse within the last year, said his aunt Letoria Moore. Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 after he was taken off of life support – seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester

 

I had heard about this, how shocking and how ironic it happened in front of a "Faith Centre"!!

When is the terrible treatment of blacks going to stop??? What a mess the USA is in, sadly we have issues with the treatment of our Indigenous people too.

Will it never stop.   

My husband communicates with an American Engineer we met on a cruise ship some years ago, I have stopped communicating to the woman that was a fan of Trumps.

The guy my husband chats to is not a Trump fan and is fed up hearing about the goings on about the Trump Fan Club!!!

I don't know what the answer is to the US issues, they are many and daunting.

You have dumped your Trump fan lol

It is interesting to get first hand news rather than through the media sometimes though, I can imagine it is really annoying listening to the goings on about Trump all the time, after all he spends a lot of money on media especially social media. Facebook is making a fortune out of him.

 

My patience could stand so much Incognito!  LOL    

She was a nut case when it came to Trump, nice with other parts of conversation but with regard to the politics what we say in the uk bonkers!!

Yes I hear what you say.

Regarding first hand, my husband was saying his friend over in the US was chatting to others and they are so worriied that Trump as frightened so many blacks because during the elections, he is talking about getting more guns on the streets during the Voting, that his own Party is considered voting for the Democrates to get Trumb out!   [How you get what I am trying to say?]

 

Isn't it strange we can be friends with everyone until it comes to politics and religion, both divide people so much more than anything else.

Crazy situation in USA regarding Trump, more guns, don't they have enough already? Sounds like they want to kill a few more people off and create more chaos.

I heard that Trump has so much money he can buy himself into being the president again.

I know a few people that think Trump is good --- ( I think he is a total nut case) --and I can not stand ANYTHING about him -- or his plastic wife -- but we all have different opinions -- some say Morrison is great  (because he is a Christian --( if he is a Christian I want nothing to do with them)  I think he is pure evil -- sometimes we have to agree to disagree --

I think we should be able to have guns to protect ourselves and our property -- but Howard saw to that and --- I think if you have a level head you should be able to have a gun to protect yourself -- and if you don't know how to use then go and learn the right and safe way.

I used to always have a 22 -- was good for shooting feral cats and I always took it when I went away -- in case there was a badly injured critter -- or if I should have needed it -- I never did thank goodness

 

Scomo is an evangelist. Guns may be useful in the rural areas but certainly not in suburbia, look what happens in the USA on a daily basis. No thanks, The only thing I ever agreed with that Howard had done.

I was brought up with guns in rural Australia.

My great uncle was shot dead by a very odd home help. My grandfather was shot by a disaffected immigrant, grandfather survived, but my grandmother died of shock when she was told.

My father pointed double-barrelled shotguns at me as a child, several times, when suffering PTSD after WW2. Terrifying.

I loathe guns with a mighty passion.

Wow RnR first hand experience, terrifying, I have never had any experience with guns but I still loathe them. My son went through a faze of making Lego guns and I hated them too, the Lego bits that he fired hurt if you got hit buy them.

My husband was brought up in Africa with guns, he went out there as a 12 year old to Rhodesia.  

But Australia has a lot of shooting clubs in the rural areas.

Now Charles Darwin gets cancelled: Natural History museum will review 'offensive' exhibitions about the Father of Evolution because HMS Beagle's Galapagos voyage was 'colonialist'

Natural history museum is reviewing its potentially 'offensive' collections in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests. Exhibitions under review include collections by naturalist Charles Darwin on HMS Beagle.

 

Perhaps becuase of this statement: Darwin stated that the evolutionary gap between our least-evolved humans, the "negro or Australian" and a gorilla is small. But once the blacks and aborigines have been wiped out by the Caucasians, who perhaps will evolve into an even purer master-race themselves, the gap between man and his simian cousin will be vast.

Well there you go, Charles Darwin was not a man of equality.

 

'Being black is a crime in and of itself': Michelle Obama recalls Chicago cops accusing her brother Craig of stealing his OWN bike when he was 10 - and how their mother had to step in

Family time: The former First Lady spoke with her brother Craig Robinson and mother Marian Robinson in the latest episode of her podcast  
 

Family time: The former First Lady spoke with her brother Craig Robinson and mother Marian Robinson in the latest episode of her podcast

 

The former First Lady spoke with her brother Craig Robinson and mother Marian Robinson in the latest episode of her podcast (pictured together, right, and Michelle and Craig as kids, left). They recalled when two officers grabbed Craig as he protested his innocence and begged them to go home to his mom. Marian insisted the cops admit to Craig that they made a 'serious mistake' because they were undoing what she had taught him about police being 'friends.' Michelle said black people are targeted regardless if they are from 'good families that are trying to teach values.' She added that 'almost everybody I know' who is black has been accused of something while 'just minding their own business.'

 

What a sick society the US is when these things happen.

Yes it is incredible that the colour of your skin dictates how you will be treated. What gets me to is there are many black policeman these days and yet it still goes on.

Honours committee is planning to remove 'Empire' from OBE and MBE after Black Lives Matter movement highlighted links to slavery 

It comes after the Black Lives Matter movement brought the title's links to slavery to the forefront.

 

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