Actions, we know, have consequences. And a committed Marxist's cold-blooded murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night was the natural and inevitable consequence of a conscientious, years-long campaign to dehumanize Jews and otherize all supporters of the world's only Jewish state. Seriously, what did you think was going to happen? Some of President Donald Trump's more colorful all-caps and exclamation mark-filled social media posts evince an impending jackboot, we're sometimes told. Hold aside, for now, columnist Salena Zito's apt 2016 quip about taking Trump seriously but not literally. Words either have meaning or they don't. And many left-wing Americans have, for a long time now, argued that they have tremendous meaning. How often, as the concept of the "microaggression" and its campus "safe space" corollary took off last decade, were we told that "words are violence"? (I'll answer: a lot!
Original Minneapolis Police Dpartment Statement on Floyd: "A Medical Incident"
How Minneapolis Police first described the murder of George Floyd (2021)
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Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction
May 25, 2020 (MINNEAPOLIS) On Monday evening, shortly after 8:00 pm, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department responded to the 3700 block of Chicago Avenue South on a report of a forgery in progress. Officers were advised that the suspect was sitting on top of a blue car and appeared to be under the influence.
Two officers arrived and located the suspect, a male believed to be in his 40s, in his car. He was ordered to step from his car. After he got out, he physically resisted officers. Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an ambulance. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance where he died a short time later.
At no time were weapons of any type used by anyone involved in this incident.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has been called in to investigate this incident at the request of the Minneapolis Police Department.
No officers were injured in the incident.
Body worn cameras were on and activated during this incident.
The GO number associated with this case is 20-140629.
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