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Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:03pm On Aug 03, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Police Bodycam Footage Shows Moment-By-Moment Arrest Of George Floyd For The First Time - From Terror On His Face When Officer Points Gun At His Head, Sobbing Before He's Shoved Into Squad Car And Begging To Breathe As His Life Drains Away
• WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
• The terror on George Floyd's face as a rookie cop points a gun at his head while he sits in his car can be seen today for the first time
• DailyMail.com has exclusively obtained video from the bodycams of officers Thomas Lane and Alex Kueng, who were part of Floyd's fatal arrest on Memorial Day in Minneapolis
• Floyd died after Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25
• The tapes show in minute detail how Floyd begs 'Mr. Officer, please don't shoot me. Please man,' before the struggle that ended with his death
• It also shows how Floyd resisted as the cops tried to force him into the back of the squad car, telling them he suffers from claustrophobia and anxiety
• The video begins with Lane knocking on Floyd's car window with a flashlight and once Floyd opens the door, Lane pulls out his gun and points it at Floyd's head
• Floyd, 46, begs him not to shoot, saying: ''I'll look at you eye-to-eye. Please don't shoot me man. I just lost my mom, man'
• He sobs as the officers pull him out of the car and handcuff him, as his ex suggests he was undergoing mental problems and was afraid of police
• After the struggle to get Floyd in the cop car, he is suddenly on the sidewalk with Chauvin's knee on his neck
• Floyd says he can't breathe over and over again and calls for his 'momma' but his voice slowly gets weaker as his life drains away, even saying 'I'll probably just die this way'
By MARTIN GOULD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 16:53, 3 August 2020 | UPDATED: 20:26, 3 August 2020



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPSwqp5fdIw

Bodycam footage from two cops accused in the murder of George Floyd is revealed exclusively by DailyMail.com today — and it shows a rookie officer terrifying Floyd by pointing a handgun at his head and another callously picking a pebble from the squad car tire just inches from the dying man and seconds before he draws his last breath.

The tapes show in minute detail how a very distressed Floyd begs 'Mr. Officer, please don't shoot me. Please man,' before the struggle that ended with his death on May 25.

It also shows how belligerent cops cursed at and manhandled the sobbing suspect, ignoring his pleas for compassion.

Floyd resisted as the cops tried to force him into the back of the car, telling them he suffers from claustrophobia and anxiety and how Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, leading to his death, ignoring Floyd’s repeated cries of ‘I can’t breathe.’

Floyd is even heard predicting his own death. 'I'll probably just die this way,' he says.

Transcripts from the videos were released in mid-July but a judge in Minneapolis had ruled the video could only be viewed in the courthouse, meaning few people have had the chance to watch the powerful images.

But the footage has now been leaked to DailyMail.com so the world can finally see the tragedy of Floyd’s last minutes as the cops were mindless of Floyd’s anguish.

The footage includes more than 18 minutes from Officer Alex Kueng's bodycam and 10 minutes from Officer Thomas Lane. They were the first two cops to arrive on the scene after a complaint that Floyd had attempted to pass a fake $20 bill to buy cigarettes at Cup Foods, a store in the Powderhorn Park section of Minneapolis.


Bodycam footage from two cops accused in the murder of George Floyd is revealed exclusively by DailyMail.com today — and it shows a rookie officer terrifying Floyd by pointing a handgun at his head and another callously picking a pebble from the squad car tire just inches from the dying man and seconds before he draws his last breath on May 25 in Minneapolis


Floyd is seen sobbing as the officers pull him out of the car and handcuff him, as his ex suggests he was undergoing mental problems and was afraid of police. The tapes show in minute detail how Floyd begs 'Mr. Officer, please don't shoot me. Please man,' before the struggle that ended with his death


It also shows how Floyd resisted as the cops tried to force him into the back of the car telling them he suffers from claustrophobia and anxiety and how Officer Derek Chauvin (pictured) knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, leading to his death, ignoring Floyd's repeated cries of 'I can't breathe'


The video obtained by DailyMail.com comes from the bodycams of Lane and Alex Kueng, the two cops who were originally called to the scene by Cup Foods' owners. Chauvin (far left) and a fourth officer Tou Thao (second from left) were called in to assist. All were fired the day after Floyd's death. The videos start with Lane, 37, (far right) and Kueng, 26 (second from right) — both in their first week as Minneapolis police officers — entering Cup Foods. A staff member rushes up to them waving the banknote. 'Before they drive off, he's parked right here, it's a fake bill from the gentleman,' he tells the cops

Chauvin and a fourth officer, Tou Thao, were called in to assist. All four were fired the day after Floyd's death.

Chauvin, 44, has been charged with Floyd's murder and the other three face charges of aiding and abetting murder. The events have led to months of Black Lives Matter protests throughout the country over police racism and brutality.


Floyd was arrested on Memorial Day after allegedly passing a fake $20 bill while buying cigarettes at Cup Foods, a store in the Powderhorn Park section of Minneapolis

The two officers' bodycam videos have been filed with Hennepin County District Court by Lane's defense attorney.

It is clear from the video that Floyd was not trying to run away - he had plenty of time to leave the scene before police arrived. But instead he decided to sit in his car with two friends, giving the cops the opportunity to approach.

The videos begin with Lane, 37, and Kueng, 26 — both in their first week as Minneapolis police officers — entering Cup Foods. A staff member rushes up to them waving the banknote. 'Before they drive off. He's parked right here. It's a fake bill from the gentleman,' he tells the cops.

Lane and Kueng then both approach Floyd's blue Mercedes SUV on the other side of the street. Lane goes to the driver's side where Floyd is sitting at the wheel and Kueng approaches the passenger side, where Floyd's ex, Shawanda Hill is in the back seat and a friend, Maurice Hall, is in the front.

Lane is seen knocking on the car window with his flashlight, but Floyd does not immediately open the door. Once the door is open, Lane immediately pulls out his handgun and points it straight at Floyd's head.

'Hey man, I'm sorry,' Floyd says and apologizes again before Lane gets belligerent.

'Put your f***ing hands up right now! Let me see your other hand,' the cop is heard saying.

Floyd does not immediately put his hands on the wheel. 'Put your f***ing hand up there,' Lane orders him. 'Jesus Christ, keep your f**king hands on the wheel.'

Floyd tells the officer he had been shot before, and Lane replies: 'Keep your f***ing hands on the wheel.'


A staff member rushes up to the two officers waving the banknote. 'Before they drive off, he's parked right here, it's a fake bill from the gentleman,' he tells the cops


Lane is seen knocking on the car window with his flashlight, but Floyd does not immediately open the door. Once the door is open Lane immediately pulls out his handgun and points it at Floyd's head


'Hey man, I'm sorry,' Floyd says and apologizes again before Lane gets belligerent. 'Put your f***ing hands up right now! Let me see your other hand,' the cop is heard saying


The cop then orders Floyd out of the car, saying: 'Hands on top of your head. Step out of the vehicle and step away from me.' That's when Floyd says: 'Okay. Mr. Officer, please don't shoot me. Please man.' 'I'm not going to shoot you,' Lane says. 'Step out and face away.' 'I'll look at you eye-to-eye. Please don't shoot me man,' Floyd replies. 'I just lost my mom, man'


Floyd, 46, is seen sobbing as Kueng and Lane pull him out of the car and handcuff him

Lane then tells Floyd to put his foot inside the vehicle. 'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry,' Floyd replies. 'God dang man. Man, I got shot the same way, Mr. Officer, before.'

'Okay. Well when I say ''Let me see your hands,'' you put your f***ing hands up,' Lane responds.

The cop then orders Floyd out of the car. 'Hands on top of your head. Step out of the vehicle and step away from me,' he says.

Floyd replies: 'Okay. Mr. Officer, please don't shoot me. Please man.'

'I'm not going to shoot you,' Lane says. 'Step out and face away.

'I'll look at you eye-to-eye. Please don't shoot me man,' Floyd replies. 'I just lost my mom, man.'

Floyd, 46, is seen sobbing as Kueng and Lane pull him out of the car and handcuff him.

After getting Floyd out of the car, Lane then starts talking to the passengers, Hill and Hall. 'Why's he being all squirrelly and not showing us his hands and just being all weird like that?' Lane asks.

'Because he's been shot before,' Hill, 45, replies.

'Well I get that,' Lane says. 'But still, when officers say: ''Get out of the car...''

'Is he drunk or something?'

'No, he's got a thing going on,' Hill says, pointing to her head and making a circular movement with her finger as if to suggest her ex had mental problems. 'About the police,' she adds.

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Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by chatinent: 9:05pm On Aug 03, 2020
So bad.
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by Halfamilli: 9:07pm On Aug 03, 2020
So sad, rip. We all die at the end!
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by Juliusmomoh: 9:21pm On Aug 03, 2020
Amend your way before it is too late..... Too bad
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by SEGLIZ: 9:30pm On Aug 03, 2020
the brutality of man towards man.
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 10:31pm On Aug 03, 2020
Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details


It is clear from the video that Floyd had plenty of time to leave the scene before police arrived. But for some reason he decided to sit in his car with two friends, allowing the cops to approach


After getting Floyd out of the car, Lane then starts talking to the passengers, Hill and Hall (left and right). 'Why's he being all squirrelly and not showing us his hands and just being all weird like that?' Lane asks. 'Because he's been shot before,' Hill, 45, replies. 'He's got a thing going on,' Hill says, pointing to her head and making a circular movement with her finger as if to suggest her ex had mental problems (pictured). 'About the police,' she adds


The two officers then walk Floyd to the squad car and that is when the struggle really begins as he refuses to get in saying he has claustrophobia. He falls to the ground. 'Stand up. Stop falling down,' Kueng shouts. 'Stay on your feet and face the car door.' 'Please man. Don't leave me by myself man, please. I'm just claustrophobic,' Floyd begs


'Y'all, I am going to die in here,' Floyd protests. 'I'm going to die, man. I just had COVID, man. I don't want to go back to that.' Lane offers to roll the cruiser's windows down to help his phobia but Floyd is still seen to struggle. 'I'm scared as f**k,' he says


While still in the car, Floyd says for the first time the line that has become synonymous with his death. 'I can't breathe.' Shortly afterwards Chauvin and Thao arrive on the scene

The two officers then walk Floyd to the squad car and the struggle really begins when Floyd refuses to get in, saying he has claustrophobia.

He falls to the ground. 'Stand up. Stop falling down,' Kueng shouts. 'Stay on your feet and face the car door.'

'Please man. Don't leave me by myself man, please. I'm just claustrophobic.'

'Well you're still going in the car,' Lane says.

'Y'all, I am going to die in here,' Floyd protests. 'I'm going to die, man. I just had COVID, man. I don't want to go back to that.'

Lane offers to roll the cruiser's windows down to help his phobia but Floyd still struggles. 'I'm scared as f***,' he says.

A bystander tells Floyd to calm down because he cannot win in the situation he is in. 'I don't want to win,' Floyd says. 'I'm claustrophobic and I've got anxiety. I don't want to do nothing to them.'

While still in the car, Floyd says for the first time the line that has become synonymous with his death. 'I can't breathe.' Shortly afterwards Chauvin and Thao arrive on the scene.

The officers finally get him in the squad car and close the rear driver's side door behind him, but for a reason that is not clear from the video, Floyd comes out of the passenger side door still struggling.

Within seconds he is lying on the sidewalk with Chauvin's knee pressed on his neck and Lane and Kueng helping to restrain him.

He says he can't breathe over and over again and calls for his 'momma' but his voice slowly gets weaker as his life drains away.

'Tell my kids I love them. I'm dead,' he says at one point.


The officers finally get Floyd in the squad car and close the rear driver's side door behind him, but for a reason that is not clear from the video, he comes out of the passenger side door still struggling[/size


[size=8pt]Within seconds he is lying on the sidewalk with Chauvin's knee on his neck. He says he can't breathe over and over again and calls for his 'momma' but his voice slowly gets weaker as his life drains away



When Floyd continues to say he can't breathe, Kueng is heard telling him. 'You're fine. You're talking fine.' Floyd replies: 'I'll probably just die this way.' 'I'm through,' Floyd says. 'I'm claustrophobic. My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Everything hurts. I need some water or something, please'


Kueng is seen nonchalantly picking a pebble from the squad car tire with his right hand as he restrains Floyd's legs with his left


As Floyd stops moving Chauvin keeps his knee on his neck, despite complaints from a small crowd that has gathered. 'Check his pulse,' one man says repeatedly. 'You call what you are doing okay?' Pictured: Kueng picking a pebble from the tire


The rookie cop callously picked a pebble from the squad car tire just inches from the dying man and seconds before Floyd draws his last breath


But the other officers do little to stop Chauvin. At one point Lane asks: 'Should we roll him on his side?' But Chauvin replies. 'No, he's staying where we've got him.' 'Okay,' Lane says. 'I just worry about the excited delirium or whatever.' 'Well, that's why we got the ambulance coming,' says Chauvin. By the time EMTs arrive, Floyd is dead

Kueng is seen nonchalantly picking a pebble from the squad car tire with his right hand as he restrains Floyd's legs with his left.

As his knee presses the life out of Floyd, Chauvin, the most senior officer on the scene, asks rookies Lane and Kueng if they are okay. 'My knee might be a little scratched but I will survive,' Lane answers.

Thao asks his fellow officers whether Floyd is high.

'I believe so. We found a pipe,' Kueng replies. Lane says: 'We found a weed pipe. There might be something else, there might be like PCP or something.'

When Floyd continues to wail that he can’t breathe, Kueng is heard telling him. ‘You’re fine. You’re talking fine.’

Floyd replies: 'I'll probably just die this way.'

'I'm through,' Floyd says. 'I'm claustrophobic. My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Everything hurts. I need some water or something, please.'

'Then stop talking. Stop yelling,' Chauvin replies. 'It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk.'

As Floyd stops moving Chauvin keeps his knee on his neck, despite complaints from a small crowd that has gathered.

'Check his pulse,' one man says repeatedly. 'You call what you are doing okay?

But the other officers do little to stop Chauvin. At one point Lane asks: 'Should we roll him on his side?' But Chauvin replies. 'No, he's staying where we've got him.'

'Okay,' Lane says. 'I just worry about the excited delirium or whatever.'

'Well, that's why we got the ambulance coming,' Chauvin says.

By the time EMTs arrive, George Floyd is dead.

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Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by lanreblow: 10:41pm On Aug 03, 2020
White Evil
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by onward4life(m): 10:51pm On Aug 03, 2020
Oh SUPREME BEING oooO

see ur children save ooo
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by AudioNews(m): 11:04pm On Aug 03, 2020
Ewedu nd Amala blood is in dos policemen,
Wickedness,
Am nt surprised
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by Mayng01(m): 9:42am On Aug 04, 2020
Blood of Jesus
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:33pm On Aug 05, 2020
chatinent:


So bad.

It was really bad.
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by Olabode971(f): 5:43am On Aug 06, 2020
U.S police and Naija police they have similar traits and character, in that..


(1) At a slight issue or exchange of words, They have already raised up their Firearms as if the gun is loaded with Rubber bullets...



(2) They get orgams pointing guns at people's face anyhow, as if the gun was just like a decorated water toy gun in their hands.... Who no go fear if them point gun to hin face? ? (When them never born the person well.)





Floyd had phobia, likewise everyone...
THE GUY WAS TOTALLY SCARED OF GUN, DOESN'T WANT TO BE SHOT AGAIN.





Can you imagine, Mohammed Gaddafi, the hardened dictator also Fear Firearms (Hoplophobia) and also jumping from far heights.(Acrophobia).....


(But him sabi eliminate person sapally)

Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 10:56pm On Aug 07, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPSwqp5fdIw

Here's why the FULL George Floyd body cam video might prove Keith Ellison WANTS the cops to go free

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in June he didn't want to release the body cam video showing the arrest of George Floyd because he didn't want it to potentially help the defense's case. But now the Daily Mail released the footage and it's becomes clear why Ellison doesn't want YOU to see it...because, after watching it, it's clear the prosecution is going to have a very hard time proving the cops -- ASIDE from the one who kneeled on Floyd's neck -- did much wrong. So, did Ellison overcharge the officers involved for a reason? Does he WANT them to go free, because he knows their release surely would lead to more riots and chaos in the streets right before an election?

Source

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Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by Passionate888: 5:26am On Aug 08, 2020
Dang
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:43am On Sep 13, 2020
Halfamilli:


So sad, rip. We all die at the end!

Do you know that that the number of blacks dying at the hands of blacks cannot be compared with those dying at the hands of the police? undecided
Re: Police Bodycam Footage Shows George Floyd's Arrest In Details by OLAADEGBU(m): 8:17pm On Sep 13, 2020
Juliusmomoh:


Amend your way before it is too late..... Too bad

It's unfortunate that some people have to learn from other's misfortune. undecided

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