The Latest: Biden responds to Floyd's death; officer charged

[turbinetree]

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Source: Star Tribune

Associated Press MAY 29, 2020 — 1:30PM

MINNEAPOLIS — The Latest on the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck (all times local):

1:30 p.m.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd and is calling for justice.

Biden's comments came as a Minnesota prosecutor announced charges against a police officer seen kneeling on Floyd's neck. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Derek Chauvin is charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of Floyd.

In a brief online appearance Friday, the former vice president blamed systemic racism, which he called "an open wound" on American society, for Floyd's death. He says it's time for deep and lasting police reform.

Biden also took an indirect swipe at President Donald Trump without naming him, saying it was, "No time for incendiary tweets. No time to incite violence."

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/the-latest-9-arrested-in-southern-california-protest/570864882/

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And has for Russia trying to put in there worthless two cents worth...............your country throws people out of buildings...........has there been any arrests..........don't think so..............

[sandensea]

1. Joe Biden: "The very soul of America is at stake."

Therein lies the rub: half of America has the soul of Bull Connor and Sherriff Rainey (the Freedom Summer murders accomplice).



"One day we'll have a president just like me!"

[turbinetree]

2. And the right wing finally got one just like them...........

I remember those days........and these two where more than just asses.................

[sandensea]

3. Exactly. They had been trying ever since the Powell Memo in '71.

And they finally got the modern-day Mussolini they wanted.

You can imagine, they'll do everything they can to keep the Fat Bastard in power.

[turbinetree]

4. The Powell Memo...................

this country has been getting screwed ever since..................literally................and they never bring up that memo during confirmations hearings.............for judges, or cabinet positions.................

[sandensea]

5. The Corporate State

Of, by, and, for large corporations - with Argentine dictatorship-style thuggery for everyone else (unless you're a good boy/girl, and shut up).

[JudyM]

6. Locking

Link isn’t directing to titled article, sorry.