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.
How would you know if he shot her soon as he got on the scene? She didn't state any of that. You're just making up a whole scenario. She called the police because they were jumping her. Some of y'all look for any reason to validate Black folks being murdered. It's simply pathetic at this point. Furthermore, YOU are the one distorting things because I only responded because you claimed she was going around stabbing people. She literally had just picked the knife up and you conveniently missed the part where she was running from someone and they shoved her to the ground immediately before she got up and picked up the knife but go off though. ?
Again, there is video of the incident, one from the officer's bodycam and the other from a surveillance camera across the street.
AN doesn't allow for embedding video anymore so you'll have to click the link, but it shows a much different scenario that what you're describing: Ma'Khia Bryant shooting surveillance video
I don't think anyone is disputing that she was being bullied leading up to the incident, and that quite possibly the two girls she attempted to stab had it coming. That doesn't change what an appropriate response is when an officer arrives on a scene and someone is actively trying to stab multiple people right in front of them.
Here are still images from the officer's bodycam, this is after she had already tried to stab another girl and then moved on to the girl in pink:
Again, there are plenty of legitimate examples of police murdering people of color, not to mention the mentally ill, but trying to lump these bad examples in with legitimate examples just fuels claims that the problem is being exaggerated.
I didn't see the video but I will watch. It breaks my heart to see how many children are in dire need of just basic things like love, support, and stability. When I worked at an after school program I couldn't believe the number of kids living in terrible situations. Some went home to a house with no food, parents high/drunk/abusive/absent, no soap or shampoo. With this kind of start in life how can we tell people that everyone is equal and you can do anything if you put your mind to it? Systemic racism and the poverty and lack of opportunity it creates shapes lives. If you have no parents, go to an underfunded school full of kids with needs, and live in a dangerous neighborhood, it is hard to overcome.
That is the truth but it is not confined to black children. They do not have a monopoly on poverty. I see it every day.
Ah, the Chicago argument. This is literally the go-to excuse for racists when in any discussion about Black people being murdered by cops. The next one will be the fictitious graph or some BS about Black on Black crime. Then the stereotypes. This script is old, stale, and tired. Get new material.
What are you talking about? I said defunding the police is a bad idea. Do you disagree or agree?
Again, there are videos of people literally shooting, stabbing, running over with cars, and beating the hell out of police and were taken alive with nary a scratch to be found, BUT they weren't Black/Brown/Native/etc. There is no justification for police murdering someone within 10 seconds of being on scene. They did this to Tamir Rice and he was a child. I can't process the level of reach some of y'all have when the person murdered isn't the same hue as you.
The girl was going to stab someone. If I was the person she was going to stab, I would be glad that regardless of the cops color, that he or she would shoot this girl to save my life. This is justified. If everything the cops intervene in, in the blk community is automatically racism, blk people will lose their argument about racism in the police force. I never said it didn't exist I said it's not all cops and it isn't as bad as it is made out to be. Blk people can do better with self regulation. There are innocent blk people being killed in Chicago. The cops will definitely go where the crime is high. You will see them a lot more, for not wanting any issues, blk people sure give cops more reasons to be in their spaces than other races of people. All criminals can't be handled gently and with fuzzy handcuffs.
Blk people can do better with self regulation. There are innocent blk people being killed in Chicago. The cops will definitely go where the crime is high. You will see them a lot more, for not wanting any issues, blk people sure give cops more reasons to be in their spaces than other races of people. All criminals can't be handled gently and with fuzzy handcuffs.
This thread is about a black man who was unlawfully and callously killed by a now convicted, former police officer. Yet you insist on spouting stuff that I am sure you’re aware is hurtful to many posters. Why? Also, I’ve asked you several times why you won’t write the word black properly. Why do you persist with this ”blk” nonsense?
No police force that I know of handles criminals with ”fuzzy” handcuffs. You make it sound like only the two extremes are an option, fuzzy handcuffs or excessive force. Ridiculous. There is something in between. It’s called good policing.
U.S. law enforcement kills people on par with Colombia. People in the U.S. are killed by the police at rates 10, 20 and even 30 times higher than most European countries. Why do you think that is?
In my opinion it is really offensive when you group together an entire race like you did in the statement ”black people can do better with self regulation”. I’ve previously asked you, since you seem to be of the opinion that an entire race is collectively responsible for all, when are you going to address the problem with white mass murderers and woman killers? According to your logic, it is your responsibility to fix that problem. Start self-regulating. Chop-chop!
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10 minutes ago, macawake said:
This thread is about a black man who was unlawfully and callously killed by a now convicted, former police officer. Yet you insist on spouting stuff that I am sure you’re aware is hurtful to many posters. Why? Also, I’ve asked you several times why you won’t write the word black properly. Why do you persist with this ”blk” nonsense?
No police force that I know of handles criminals with ”fuzzy” handcuffs. You make it sound like only the two extremes are an option, fuzzy handcuffs or excessive force. Ridiculous. There is something in between. It’s called good policing.
U.S. law enforcement kills people on par with Colombia. People in the U.S. are killed by the police at rates 10, 20 and even 30 times higher than most European countries. Why do you think that is?
In my opinion it is really offensive when you group together an entire race like you did in the statement ”black people can do better with self regulation”. I’ve previously asked you, since you seem to be of the opinion that an entire race is collectively responsible for all, when are you going to address the problem with white mass murderers and woman killers? According to your logic, that problem is your responsibility to fix.
This thread is about a black man who was unlawfully and callously killed by a now convicted, former police officer. Yet you insist on spouting stuff that I am sure you’re aware is hurtful to many posters. Why? Also, I’ve asked you several times why you won’t write the word black properly. Why do you persist with this ”blk” nonsense?
No police force that I know of handles criminals with ”fuzzy” handcuffs. You make it sound like only the two extremes are an option, fuzzy handcuffs or excessive force. Ridiculous. There is something in between. It’s called good policing.
U.S. law enforcement kills people on par with Colombia. People in the U.S. are killed by the police at rates 10, 20 and even 30 times higher than most European countries. Why do you think that is?
In my opinion it is really offensive when you group together an entire race like you did in the statement ”black people can do better with self regulation”. I’ve previously asked you, since you seem to be of the opinion that an entire race is collectively responsible for all, when are you going to address the problem with white mass murderers and woman killers? According to your logic, it is your responsibility to fix that problem. Start self-regulating. Chop-chop.
More blk cops kill blk people yet there is more outrage with white cops. Issues with cops and blk people usually tie into crime in blk communities and you know it. You can try and isolate the two but it won't work.
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12 hours ago, nursemarion said:
That is the truth but it is not confined to black children. They do not have a monopoly on poverty. I see it every day.
Yes, I agree. Children of all colors and backgrounds suffer from abuse and neglect poverty. Black and brown children experience poverty in higher percentages based on national statistics, but there are plenty of poor white children as well as white children who are not poor but still have miserable home lives. Unfortunately.
At least we can all agree in this thread that we need to do more to help kids and support education, that support and early intervention are important. that is nice to see
Y'all do know that migrants are to be placed in the foster care system. The very same system that Bryant was in. The system is already short of qualified case workers to oversee them. Media reported about many foster homes wanting to take in migrants. You have to ask yourself, is it because they care about kids or the potential cash cow.
The foster care system can be bad for kids regardless of race. There has been stories of white foster kids being abused to near death. Adding on many migrant kids, it won't get any better. Remember that Bryant wasn't in that home long.
More blk cops kill blk people yet there is more outrage with white cops. Issues with cops and blk people usually tie into crime in blk communities and you know it. You can try and isolate the two but it won't work.
Again, 'cause it's suspect and you haven't answered a direct query, what's your issue with spelling out "black"? You have no problem typing w-h-I-t-e...
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Again, there is video of the incident, one from the officer's bodycam and the other from a surveillance camera across the street.
AN doesn't allow for embedding video anymore so you'll have to click the link, but it shows a much different scenario that what you're describing: Ma'Khia Bryant shooting surveillance video
I don't think anyone is disputing that she was being bullied leading up to the incident, and that quite possibly the two girls she attempted to stab had it coming. That doesn't change what an appropriate response is when an officer arrives on a scene and someone is actively trying to stab multiple people right in front of them.
Here are still images from the officer's bodycam, this is after she had already tried to stab another girl and then moved on to the girl in pink:
Again, there are plenty of legitimate examples of police murdering people of color, not to mention the mentally ill, but trying to lump these bad examples in with legitimate examples just fuels claims that the problem is being exaggerated.