re: “If Tyre Nichols Had Complied He Would Still Be Alive….”

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How was he able to run in that situation?

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At what point did cops spray themselves or each other? Seems one or more disengaged when they escalated to intermediate weapons (taser/OCspray).

If he complied he’d be alive though.

Saying that doesn’t mean I support the cops.

They have been fired and charged.

But hey, next time you get arrested you should fight and run from the cops.

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Although Nichols resisted by lying on his side and not putting his hands behind him, I can’t understand how 5 cops could not control him. The beatings appear to be punitive in nature. The Scorpion designation may reveal some attitude issues.

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You forget the part where he runs away.

Maybe. Doesn't excuse the cops actions in the slightest and who knows how you would act if the police came on so aggressive from the jump. This isn't a simple case of just comply.

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You forget the part where he runs away.

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I didn’t mention it, but it falls under my comment that, “ I can’t understand how 5 cops could not control him”. It magnifies my comment.

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And again, all of these “non compliance” actions were absolutely tiny.

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So tiny that he was able to jump up and run away from 5 people who were trying to detain him.

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I can not judge this man for what he did.

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There you are with the emotion again. I'm not judging his actions, I'm describing them. You seem to accept now that he didn't comply, which is what I've been trying to tell you, you just think it was justified. I've not commented on whether or not what he did was rational, justified, what a normal person would do or any other sort of value judgement. I'm just telling you what the man did. You don't attempt to comply for 30 seconds then all of a sudden you're in a position to rabbit; you have to put yourself in that position.

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You forget the part where he runs away.

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I'd probably have run from them as well.

Just because they wear a uniform doesn't mean they have your best intentions in mind. These dudes were out to get him.

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COMPLY* OR DIE

*results not guaranteed. Might die anyway.

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Hahaha.

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There was nothing the guy (in which the Chief of Police said there was no evidence he was driving recklessly) could do to cooperate.

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Have seen many take downs of arrestees who were not complying. Have never seen anything like this.

Even when it happened during Carnival and the cops were worn out and nerves frayed from long hours and being tested to the max.

Punches, yes, but this was sustained, obviously flagrant intent to do something beyond just an arrest.

There's more to this that still has to come out. Speculating on the possible rumor.

They stopped him for an "illegal lane change."

This could happen to anyone at any time by a cop intending on stopping and arresting a target.

From the available images and audio, he did comply and said, "I didn't do anything."

Right after that he was tased. That's when he worked free, got up and ran.

Did he recognize one of the cops and it then dawned on him that this was more than just an arrest.

Saw the kicks to the head by the heavyset cop while the arrestee was on the ground basically helpless.

It was that same cop who later while the arrestee was standing with his hands manacled behind his back kept punching him in his head with full-on roundhouse rights.

Never seen an abuse of an arrestee that flagrant with full-on punches to the head who was putting up at best moderate resistance at the initial stage of the arrest.

Punches like that were enough to eventually cause his death later.

According to the images, expected him to fall unconscious right there at the scene.

Curious, though, how we're presently not in a repeat performance of about another 2 billion-plus dollars in destroyed property along with careers, ownership, aspirations, and futures going up in smoke.