i know she didn't write for warriors but i just wanted to say it :)
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All those racist asshats trying to justify their views now that the bodycam footage of George Floyd getting arrested was leaked... shut the fuck up.
He complied - he put his hands on the wheel, then on his head.
He had a gun pointed in his face for no reason.
He was having a panic attack.
He was claustrophobic- and before you say shit about him already being in his own car: there is a massive difference between sitting in the front of your own car where you can see and control everything and can see a wide view of the space around you and know there's a lot of room, versus being pushed into the back of a police car with your arms behind your back, unable to move, unable to get a clear view of things, and with a giant wall of reinforced glass blocking you in the back. So shut the fuck up with that attempt at an argument or justification.
He asked to lie down so he could breathe. He asked to lie down so he could breathe.
The officers were not trying to calm him down. They didn't care.
No matter if he was resisting or complying with arrest, or if he was having a panic attack or if he was on drugs, none of that is a reason or justification for the officer to kneel on his neck for 8+ minutes. None of that is justification or a reason for the officers to ignore him pleading that he couldn't breathe, that he was being choked.
The entire time, he was begging for his life.
And if you're gonna say shit like "he said he couldn't breathe while he was still standing" - yeah, having a panic attack does that to you. It's not uncommon, and is actually common sense.
George Floyd was murdered on camera by police. That fact hasn't and will not ever change.
My face is having uncontrollable spasms. Great. It hurts really, really, really bad.
I think part of why I have trouble explaining pain to the doctor is when they ask about the pain scale I always think “Well, if someone threw me down a flight of stairs right now or punched me a few times, it would definitely hurt a lot more” so I end up saying a low number. I was reading an article that said that “10” is the most commonly reported number and that is baffling to me. When I woke up from surgery with an 8" incision in my body and I could hardly even speak, I was in the most horrific pain of my life but I said “6” because I thought “Well, if you hit me in the stomach, it would be worse.”
Completely happy normal average family
+Squirrel girl
According to the wiki, she has a scar? :/
what a tactful way to refer to ThunderClan’s latest sex scandal
To the people (especially people of color) who believe we shouldn’t share the videos of police brutality against Black people:
I understand the trauma that comes with seeing people who look like you being brutalized and I respect that. I think we should be including trigger warnings also action steps so we don’t see that pain for no reason.
I don’t believe in completely avoiding sharing the videos that are the only reason that this movement was started and propelled. Even I read all of the posts about Jacob Blake’s case, but those words weren’t enough. And if those words weren’t enough for a Black person, they certainly won’t be enough for non-Black people.
I will continue to put trigger warnings, but I can’t bring myself to only share words that dully echo the pain of being brutalized. It’s just too important to limit these feelings to only language.