Floyd was just a tipping point. This frustration and anger has been building in the nation with overt and brazen instances of racism getting more and more frequent. This looting sadly is taking away from what has been a critical time to protest the white nationalism that is slowly but surely spreading not in size/numbers (I think the supremacists have just been given an open carry license for overt racism and guns) but in scope definitely. This is just a reaction to all of that building up. This isn't a great time in America with so much open hostility, hatred and division within communities.
I agree. I've hearing a lot of these white nationalist gangs. Did you see that video where that masked white dude broke windows at a store trying to add to the chaos? This is going to get a lot worse before it gets better and we're only seeing a preview to November 2020 when there will be open call to white supremacists/nationalists to overturn an overwhelming result in favor of Biden. With over 100K dead Americans due to COVID-19, this on top of that is simply tearing away at the fabric of this amazing country. We're slowly descending into lawlessness and chaos. I know of a lot of anti gun people buying all kinds of guns to protect themselves just in case. Hopefully we find a cure to COVID and a respite from these racist fucks.
Once the resistance stops or is neutralized, the force stops. The knee on the neck is absolutely not taught in the academy and I don't know of how you could justify it after a few seconds at most to reposition. You are supposed to roll an arrestee's on his side, if they are not being combative so they can breath better. If they are being combative then we call a 10-15 which is code calling for the wagon to step on it lights and siren and get there ASAP (as the leg irons are in the wagon). If the arrestee is still combative in handcuffs, technically you could use pepper spray because like a taser you can use them for non compliance. I can think of maybe a few rare circumstances where you justify using escalated force to someone in restraints. Off the top of my head, let's say someone in handcuffs gets a hold of a body part with their mouth and is trying to bite it clean off or suppose you are by yourself with a handcuffed arrestee and let's say you get attacked by another family member and have to let your arrestee go and they grab a handgun from under a chair cushion. It is rare but could be justified. One thing I learned, you can never say never.
I heard they may be bringing in Dr. Baden. He is good and will call it as he sees it.
Fuck white supremacists and the KKK, they can rot in hell but don't forget MS13 the Bloods the Crips etc. It is pretty fucked up time for all races in the inner cities of America and beyond. Evil is everywhere and I devoted my life to trying to do my part to fight it. Children are getting caught in the crossfire every day. It pisses me off!
