I've watched the videos. I can handle watching such horrible things a lot better than other friends who do care very much about the situation (saying generally, ie Floyd and others I did the same) and i can be the buffer to confirm information. It helps me fight back against other white people who spout Fox bullshit when I can be very specific and have seen the footage. I also feel it is solidarity rather than making a spectacle, I am aware this is what many people LIVE with and it is often kept from my eyes.
A short rundown of points in the video for people who can't watch:
Dashcam footage was mentioned before as being part of what would be released, but I have not seen it released. However they are now saying with "available footage" that they "cannot substantiate " the reckless driving claim.
We do however see the officers pull up to him via body cam, and immediately start shouting threats to his life and pull him out of the car. For a supposed traffic stop. He is at a red light with a turn signal. He is calm. Frightened, but being as calm as he possibly can to deescalate them.
They constantly through the video give commands he cannot follow due to their restraint or positioning, i.e. one officer demanding his hands while another is holding his other arm away, telling him to lay on his stomach when they have both arms under their control, a tazer pressed to his leg as a threat, and are standing in front of his body, which would make rolling over very awkward (he is laying on his side)
He gets a chance as they force him to roll over and runs. For anyone arguing this, I will make it clear he was never aggressive, was calm, doing his best to be obedient, and these cops were VERY escalated for no reason. If you thought cops were going to beat the shit out of you ever, that moment was definitely it.
Let me also note it is now known most of these cops were from a special unit meant to _descalate police violence_
The videos I have seen so far only show one cop pulling up. The rest are all at this point, after he has run, as they pull up on him being restrained
Most if not all of these cops seem really fucking out of shape and pissed they "had" to run/struggle with him. Many are out of breath and leaning over, hands on knees, as they take turns beating Tyre. Also that they pepper sprayed him and got it in their own eyes.
The pole cam footage is extremely clear. Cops hold him up by the arms as another wails on him. Another whips out his baton (again, while this man is restrained) and starts beating him. Some run up and kick him while he is on the ground. If you took a movie of a hero being tortured by the bad guys, the setup was just like that. No ambiguity or mess of bodies. Just very clearly holding him for someone else to beat him.
Most of his movement is response to being repeatedly maced, like flinching, curling up, or reaching for his face. They act like these are escape attempts and reason to continue to "restrain" him.
He is often in a position in which he is restrained and cannot run. There is no escape or need to subdue, yet they continue.
When he is beaten to the point of being unable to react anyone, they mill around, talking about how much their knees hurt or are out of breath. Two fist bump. More officers are on scene by now, all just milling about casually. They walk over and observe him with flashlights, but not in an observation manner concerned about wellbeing (this sounds vague but the distance/body posture on the video is very clear on it).
He is mumbling and slurring due to injury. They say loudly, for the benefit of the new cops, that he is as high as a kite a few times. There is no mention of him being high until he is slurring, and no slurring until he has been heavily beaten. He is coherent and clear up until then.
It's all fuckin horrible and disturbingly casual. But we've seen it plenty of times if only from one camera angle, and this, currently, has 4. They say it's not normal police conduct because they can't talk around the proof, when we all know it is. I don't know what else to say here.
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