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KG

(28,766 posts)
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 07:54 AM Mar 2021

Johnny Damon's arrest video shows the treatment of citizens by police is very much a Bl

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Johnny Damon's arrest video shows the treatment of citizens by police is very much a Black-or-white issue

Shalise Manza Young·Yahoo Sports Columnist
Thu, March 11, 2021, 7:24 PM


With jury selection in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ongoing this week, the death of George Floyd under Chauvin's knee is once again back in the news.

Think for a moment about the video of Floyd's death. Of the eight minutes and 46 seconds of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck, his hand in his pocket, a Black man killed in broad daylight over an accusation that he might have passed a counterfeit $20 bill.

And then watch the video of former MLB outfielder Johnny Damon and his wife, Michelle, during a February traffic stop in Florida. They are combative, ignore officers' commands, and at one point Damon pushes one of the officer's hands away from his wife.

Never at any point are the Damons mistreated.





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Johnny Damon's arrest video shows the treatment of citizens by police is very much a Bl (Original Post) KG Mar 2021 OP
It is so obvious if one has eyes to see.... HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #1
always has been llashram Mar 2021 #2

llashram

(6,269 posts)
2. always has been
Fri Mar 12, 2021, 09:57 AM
Mar 2021

this way...and with all the RW trumpers from the military and their training, it will ALWAYS be what it has ALWAYS been. Lynching for black folks, extreme carefulness with the entitled and celebrities that have the right hue to their skin colour.

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