The View from the Ground: George Floyd Protests

I didn't see the mob do anything to him first (although I could be wrong). The first I noticed was him pulling out his bow. He may very well have been scared, but that really isn't the solution when there are thousands of people around you and you aim a bow at them. If they pulled him out of his car then my opinion would change.

Yes, I am glad he did not die as well. I do not want anyone to die from the riots/protests.

 

I’ll tag @ElPigto too

From what I saw maybe he fired , but that was after people had already started rushing at him and people were yelling “**** this guy up”

I saw him draw it a couple of times but I don’t know why , I don’t know if people were throwing things or looked like they were getting ready to .

I think he showed restraint . Just having a weapon escalated the situation and caused one side to aggressive and one side to get scared .

just my two cents

 

If you want to separate the bowman from the machete wielding guy, that is fine as I don't think it really changes anything. A couple of posters have combined them because they are the two examples of people using weapons other than firearms.

The man was swinging and charging a crowd of people with a machete. The penal code in Texas calls for "immediate necessity by the defender" unless the statute has changed. An argument can be made either way. The machete wielding man could also be facing criminal charges hypothetically.

For the most part the man should be grateful he is alive.

 

Very possible. People react differently to stress and what they view as life and death situations.

All things considered he and the protesters are fortunate because he could have easily killed multiple people and likewise he could have been killed.

 

Understood and not saying you are wrong. I do not know what had happened 30 seconds before that video was shot.

Also people respond to extreme stress in different ways. There is a good chance he made the decision with the bow at the very last second.

Either way I am glad he is alive.

 

These far left Antifa terrorists are in many cases Bernie Bros. Yes?

 

Dunno. Maybe some of them are Sanders supporters. Some of them could be far right extremists as well or just marginalized Americans.

What I do know is if this is Trump's idea of "Make America Great Again" I want no part of it.

The President has been in office for nearly 4 years and the country is falling apart.

It is time to give someone else a chance to lead, no one can objectively look at the USA and say Trump has been anything but a complete and total abject failure.

 

*Former champion (he relinquished today... allegedly)

 

It's possible. If he was simply driving on the interstate and came across a bunch of people around a curve - he doesn't have a lot of choice on what to do. It takes a long time for a truck to stop from 70 mph - 500 - 600 feet.

 

At least 1/3 of America still approve of Trump's MAGAnificent policies.

****ers really want that Great Wall.

 

Cuomo and DeBlasio would rather let NYC burn to the ground than call The National Guard

 

Wow.


Shoot to kill.


They need to announce that anyone laying hands on a cop will be shot with lethal force, as will anyone entering a store that is being looted or broken into.

Easy in theory. Hard in practice. People need to learn to go home though.

 

Anyone looting or entering a store should be killed? Is that really what you’re saying?

 

I saw the videos and the ones that showed the truck in full motion showed he stopped after about 5 truck lengths. Given it takes about 10 it means he must have been braking hard already for at least a few hundred feet and only the tail end was captured on video.

I'm not saying he didn't mess up - just that I am not sure you can make a case that he intentionally was trying to scare or get close to protestors.

I went into google maps and moved it 600 ft from the overhead sign where the protests were - (the point at which he'd need to react to what he was seeing and apply the brakes to reach a full stop by the time he got to the green high sign in the distance) - this is the view and you can see how hard it is to read a sign from 600 feet away even:

 

Disgusting. I hope you and your friend stay safe.