Social George Floyd statue unveiled at Newark City Hall in New Jersey weighs 700 pounds

[Poon Goon]

He should have resistant himself before going down on the suspect.

Goddamn, I guess I missed that part of the video.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Lol fkn brutal

 

[Brother Numsi]

All that marching, protesting, looting, burning, and violence after his death and all we got was a 700 pound bronze statue, huh? Oh and some murals of George Floyd. And yellow BLM signs in the street and BLM flags on state and federal buildings. All symbolism and no substance

No George Floyd Act Executive Order from the WH or anything else to combat police brutality. This is what we get: a bronze statue that will be vandalized on the regular by ignorants and will make front page news on CNN. And sadly, many people in these communities will just accept this statue as a 'win'

I've said it before: I don't believe any of the press, politicians, or activists really want any laws or executive orders passed to stop police misconduct. Too many people are profiting off the death of black men at the hands of law enforcement for that gravy train to derail

 

[Cherry Brigand]

Lol. He's in a wife beater.

Look forward to it being torn down. I really do.

 

[dildos]

i bet meghan markle was at the unveiling of this instead of the diana statue.

 

[evergreenrider]

That sounds White Boy Summer approved

 

[MicroBrew]

So when this statue too eventually gets vandalized. Then what?

Would be mighty prudent to have incognito CCTV in the area .

 

[Confucamus]

You guys know it's not really a shrine to him as a person, right? It's a shrine to what his death was able to give them for their narrative. They tried hard with the Ahmad Arbery shooting, but that didn't take off they way they hoped due to the facts of the case. But George Floyd's death gave them everything they were looking for and they exploited every last bit of it. Ask Tamir Rice's mom or Michael Brown's dad how much BLM has shown them they actually care about the people behind the names they claim to be fighting for justice for.

 

[Slick_36]

This is quite stunning. Reminds me of a German news story a year or two?

What?

 

[Confucamus]

Lol. He's in a wife beater.

Look forward to it being torn down. I really do.

I mean, liberals would be incensed despite not really having any right to be. They set the precedent last year that any statue or monument they find offensive can be illegally torn down and nobody will face consequences. A few months ago, a bust of Breonna Taylor got smashed up and they were in a fury. The lack of awareness on their part is staggering.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

Can the city re-donate it to the police force and sell it at one of their auctions?

 

[thehighking]

Why not put up a Martin Luther King Jr statue? Oh yes, ending racism isn't the end goal, turning the people against one another is. Divided people are easier to control and manipulate with propaganda.

 

[axstar713]

Clown World nears its zenith...

 

[Officer Rick]

700lbs? Sounds like that statue should go on a diet.

 

[Ultra O’Dia]

Should be measured in kilos

Or hollow and stuffed with drugs like him.

Trojan Mule.

 

[nostradumbass]

What's the over/under on how many murders are committed within a block of that thing in the next year?

If they can't even make a safe MLK boulevard anywhere in the country, imagine the unspeakable horrors that'll be going on around George Kirby monuments.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

 

[Neph]

You guys know it's not really a shrine to him as a person, right? It's a shrine to what his death was able to give them for their narrative. They tried hard with the Ahmad Arbery shooting, but that didn't take off they way they hoped due to the facts of the case. But George Floyd's death gave them everything they were looking for and they exploited every last bit of it. Ask Tamir Rice's mom or Michael Brown's dad how much BLM has shown them they actually care about the people behind the names they claim to be fighting for justice for.

Sorry but this is mental gymnastics. It's a statue of him. If it wasn't a 'shrine to him as a person' it wouldn't look like him.

The logic can also be effortlessly twisted. That statue of the Christopher Columbus? That's not about him as a person, it's about the spirit of adventure, of discovery. Those statues of other slave traders? It's not about them as people, it's about charitable donations to universities. They just, you know, happen to look like them, with their name on it and all.

 

[Confucamus]

Sorry but this is mental gymnastics. It's a statue of him. If it wasn't a 'shrine to him as a person' it wouldn't look like him.

The logic can also be effortlessly twisted. That statue of the Christopher Columbus? That's not about him as a person, it's about the spirit of adventure, of discovery. Those statues of other slave traders? It's not about them as people, it's about their charitable donations to universities. They just, you know, happen to look like them, with their name on it and all.

Well, there are plenty of examples of statues erected for all of the reasons you mentioned. But okay, why do you think a statue of George Floyd the person was put up? What did he do that merited this monument?

 

[GoldenWolf87]

What?

I was mentioning about this news story from two years ago.
Statue of African drug dealer erected in Berlin's notorious Görlitzer Park