We have all seen on the news the terrible scene that played out in the streets in Minnesota when George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old black male, was arrested by the Minnesota Police for attempted forgery at a convenience store. The action was caught on video as George Floyd, handcuffed and pinned to the ground face down by an officer who pressed with his full weight with his knee on Mr. Floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes. We watched and heard George Floyd crying out that he couldn't breathe. We heard him calling for "Mama". We watched as his body went limp with the officer still holding him down. This will be a scene I shall never forget.
As nurses, we see the horrific effects of racism in our hospitals and community every day. We cannot remain silent as yet another black man has died at the hands of police...
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George Floyd's last words were "I can't breathe.” George Floyd died shortly after arriving at the hospital."
Nurses jump into action when they hear someone say "I can't breathe", instead of standing there watching them die. Their goal is to save lives, not kill people
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In the case of George Floyd, Minneapolis Police took no care or life-saving measures. Instead, they left him pinned down to the ground until paramedics arrived. Police ignored the pleas of George Floyd and he died.
Nurses care for all patients, regardless of their gender, race, religion or other status. We expect the same from the police. Unfortunately, nurses continue to see the devastating effects of systematic racism and oppression targeting people of color in our communities. We demand justice for George Floyd and a stop to the unnecessary death of black men at the hands of those who should protect them.
As a nurse, or as a compassionate human, how has this horrific event affected you? We have seen protests (some peaceful and some that have erupted into riots), vandalism, looting, and more. What is going on in your community? What actions can nurses take?
Let us stand together and let our voices be heard. Post your comments below.
Never studied statistics, myself. Yet, even I know that doesn’t follow. Try again ...
So if 80 percent of blk people are committing the crimes and the cops are searching 78 percent of the blk people, maybe there is a correlation. Maybe the cops are being proactive in this crime-ridden area.
2 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:
My mistake...he certainly was a non white male that couldn't sufficiently comply with the police demands and so they killed him slowly.
Two different races of people. We are talking about blk people, please stay on topic
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8 minutes ago, Workitinurfava said:
So if 80 percent of blk people are committing the crimes and the cops are searching 78 percent of the blk people, maybe there is a correlation. Maybe the cops are being proactive in this crime-ridden area.
Two different races of people. We are talking about blk people, please stay on topic
You are talking about black people...I'm talking about racist policy and practice in American policing. Police just slowly killed another man for no good reason and your beef is that I suggested he was black rather than Latino...or should I spell that ltn to make you feel more comfortable with that diminished status in written language?
Let's try to stay on topic in an effort to keep it focused on Floyd (a blk man), the thread is about Geirge Floyd, a blk man, not a latino man. Not George González.
So if 80 percent of blk people are committing the crimes and the cops are searching 78 percent of the blk people, maybe there is a correlation. Maybe the cops are being proactive in this crime-ridden area.
Two different races of people. We are talking about blk people, please stay on topic
80% of black people aren’t committing crimes. And black people aren’t committing 80% of crimes. That’s not what the police officer said in the video. Didn’t he say that 80% of the victims in his area where black? I have no idea what the numbers are in his precinct but I’ve previously linked the following national statistics. I’ll do it again just in case you were trying to say that 80% of homicide perpetrators are black? That’s not the case.
Let's try to stay on topic in an effort to keep it focused on Floyd (a blk man), the thread is about Geirge Floyd, a blk man, not a latino man. Not George González.
You’re correct. This thread is about a murder victim. The police officer has been found guilty in a court of law.
So why are you constantly shifting the topic to crimes committed by black people when the thread is about a victim of crime?
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36 minutes ago, Workitinurfava said:
Let's try to stay on topic in an effort to keep it focused on Floyd (a blk man), the thread is about Geirge Floyd, a blk man, not a latino man. Not George González.
LOL
The topic is the police killing of a citizen for no good reason. You keep making it about black people while intentionally minimizing blacks in general with your spelling.
Shrugs. The truth according to his emotionally charged assessment.
I can actually understand his emotions and anger. It is very hard to have to deal with the evil and pain that human beings inflict upon one another, day after day. Policing is hard. It’s hard to keep your faith in your fellow man.
However I think he’s absolutely wrong to be upset that the general public can name three individuals killed at the hands of police, but can’t name the murder victims that he sees daily in his job. That’s only natural. The general public rightfully expects higher standards from police officers then they do from criminals. The ”job description” of a criminal is to break the law. That’s not what’s expected of police officers. If he were to think about it, I’m sure he appreciates the distinction.
I can actually understand his emotions and anger. It is very hard to have to deal with the evil and pain that human beings inflict upon one another, day after day. Policing is hard. It’s hard to keep your faith in your fellow man.
However I think he’s absolutely wrong to be upset that the general public can name three individuals killed at the hands of police, but can’t name the murder victims that he sees daily in his job. That’s only natural. The general public rightfully expects higher standards from police officers then they do from criminals. The ”job description” of a criminal is to break the law. That’s not what’s expected of police officers. If he were to think about it, I’m sure he appreciates the distinction.
So handle criminals and many repeat criminals with fuzzy, soft, handcuffs, while they turn their neighborhoods into war zones.
Workitinurfava, BSN, RN
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So if 80 percent of blk people are committing the crimes and the cops are searching 78 percent of the blk people, maybe there is a correlation. Maybe the cops are being proactive in this crime-ridden area.
Two different races of people. We are talking about blk people, please stay on topic