Tou Thao was convicted of manslaughter charges for his part in George Floyd's death in May 2020.
  • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Entirely political. Police do the same thing all over but because it was a black man on cellphone video the entire black community rioted and burned everything down for a month. Should they have been convicted? Probably. Was it deliberate? Most likely not. Dude was hopped up on fentanyl.

      • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Oh sorry my bad. What I meant to say is he was high on drugs and had an extensive criminal history. He started the encounter by fighting the police. Don’t fight the police.

        • philpo@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          Neither point is any reason to even remotely justify what happened to him. Not even one bit.

          • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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            1 year ago

            Why not? If somebody fights against you as a cop you’ll be less likely to let up and allow them room to escape. Most people would be fine in that situation. It was kind of a freak accident.

            • philpo@feddit.de
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              1 year ago

              No it wasn’t. It was manslaughter at least.

              But that’s enough fish for you,troll.

              • Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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                1 year ago

                Why do you think I’m a troll. I just disagree with you. And does manslaughter get you 20 years?

        • Warfarin@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Sadly the left adore the race baiting politics of this stunt

          They need this to feel virtuous. They ignore all the evidence of saint fentanyl and his drug journey