8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd

2020, Society  -   25 Comments
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From Brussels to New York City, the cries and chants of impassioned protesters have resounded throughout the globe. They seek to expose the continuing dominance of institutional racism and to foster meaningful reforms in law enforcement. This all comes in the aftermath of what many view as a sickening act of racially inspired violence. Produced by Sky News, the documentary 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd recounts this cataclysmic event, the public furor it has aroused, and what societal adjustments might be achieved in its wake.

On May 25, 2020 in Minnesota, during what should have been the routine apprehension of a suspect following reports of a minor criminal incident, George Floyd was killed by an arresting officer. The officer firmly planted his knee at the base of Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as he pleaded for his life. Autopsies have characterized this event as a homicide and concluded that Floyd could have been dead from cardiac arrest during the final three minutes of this encounter.

As cell phone video of the incident began to leak out to the media, the public outcry began to grow. In a matter of hours, protesters took to the streets to express their disdain for yet another officer-involved murder of a black man. This latest incident was not a rarity in American culture; it reflects the long and tortured history of racism that dates back to the roots of the country. But the activism that has grown in the immediate aftermath of this incident feels vibrant with renewed possibility. How will the new generation take the fight for equality to the next level?

The film explores the current conversations surrounding these important issues, including the culpability of those in power who have encouraged racial strife, the power of everyday citizenry to affect change, and the need to rethink the role of law enforcement in communities of color.

Narrated by actor Idris Elba and featuring interviews with noted racial equality activists, 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd is a searing and of-the-moment look at a defining moment in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Directed by: Gilberte Phanor, Toby Sculthorp

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Anti-Puppet
Anti-Puppet
1 year ago

George Floyd died from a drug Overdose & the whole I can't breath campaign was just another one of the democrats stunts to cause a divide between the public. The first time that Floyd said that he couldn't breath was when he was in his vehicle and he was trying to distract the cops as he hid the drugs that was cuffed in the palm of his hand, he then asked for his mommy and he then began to panic and the officers helped him up from the ground and they put him in a vehicle and then they turned on the air conditioner so that he could cool down. THE RECORDED VIDEO'S That proves all of this info to be ABSOLUTE FACTS was BLOCKED by the Democrat owned and controlled Msm News who also wouldn't show the evidence to their viewers.
Floyd was a freemason he had the tattoo of Freemason across the top of his chest. His alleged daughter & son that was shown on the MSN news weren't even his children! The girl who allegedly recorded the video was proven to be a crisis actor!
The whole entire drama with the Marxist Group Blm & the Fascist Radicals of the revenge of the nerds group called Antifa were All HIRED & PAID VERY WELL WITH DEBIT CARDS BY GEORGE SOROS & WHOEVER WAS VIDEO RECORDED & CAUSED DAMAGE OR ACTED OUT WITH VIOLENCE THEY WERE PAID MORE MONEY.

QQQWWW
QQQWWW
1 year ago

PS : If you want some basic way to help, go look up petitions to sign on black lives matter on sites like Care2 or Change.org. You can also just look up "Black Lives Matter resources," and "How to support Black Lives Matter online." You can also look up "black mental health websites," if you want info on dealing with that kind of stuff.

Will ignore any trolls against this comment. That's just what much of activism is these days. Don't feed the trolls. Ever heard of the Streisand effect? The more you try to stop something, the more attention it gets due to the drama it makes. Unless they're some kind of major political figure, don't give random small time trolls on the internet attention.

Just some advice.

Callie Kuna
Callie Kuna
3 years ago

If this african wasn't doing what he should not have been doing, then there would be no problem at all, but then again " the poor black beast is picked on"

Kaye
Kaye
3 years ago

America was built from generosity that has never been recognized and may never be. African aristocrats sold out the black race and that problem has never been addressed. White colonists gave food, clothing, shelter and shared land for sharecropping --and what did Africa give them? The linage of hundreds of African families would have perished due to starvation, disease, slavery or imprisonment. Some people understand the process of what happened and what needed to happen including segregation. Unfortunately some bad things need to happen to draw attention to systemic problems.

Phil Buchanan
Phil Buchanan
3 years ago

America... The greatest country in the world built on slavery.
It’s a good thing Black People don’t want back pay.

Winston Smith
Winston Smith
3 years ago

Racist propaganda

Peter Hill
Peter Hill
3 years ago

Floyd was an ex criminal who broke into the house of a pregnant woman and threatened her with the gun pointed at her stomach. RIP to all innocent victims killed by the police.

Anto
Anto
3 years ago

This documentary conflates police brutality with racism. The harsh reality is that police abuse their power without regard to race. American media is currently reliant on a divided country.

User 1
User 1
3 years ago

Thanks for posting TD. There wasn't much that wasn't seen already, but it did serve the purpose of giving us a run down. I look for a video for Elijah McClain now. His life was taken with even less of a violation to the public.

Iain Sanders
Iain Sanders
3 years ago

Armed gang-house invasion, is not a Social occasion!

Shella
Shella
3 years ago

#ICantBreathe

suzanne petersen
suzanne petersen
3 years ago

It is very nice that these people still refer to these rampaging pigs as officers. How many have they brutalized and murdered when no one was looking?

Tom Lane
Tom Lane
3 years ago

#ICantBreathe