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tishaLA

(14,176 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2020, 06:54 PM Jun 2020

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Wow. Rev. Sharpton is ending his show with 8:46 of silence

And man it's powerful

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Wow. Rev. Sharpton is ending his show with 8:46 of silence (Original Post) tishaLA Jun 2020 OP

Rev. Al... FarPoint Jun 2020 #1

It's incredible! R B Garr Jun 2020 #2

That's a damn long time... The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

Whoooo FarPoint Jun 2020 #4

Very powerful. Who can deny he wasn't murdered after watching that. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #5

interminable. tishaLA Jun 2020 #6

Yes, torture. At some point George Floyd KNEW they were murdering him. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #9

This 8.47 of silence will probably be part of the prosecutor's closing argument. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #7

I was thinking that as well, a real jury winner. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #8

He did that at the funeral the other day mcar Jun 2020 #10

FarPoint

(12,444 posts)

1. Rev. Al...

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 06:55 PM

Jun 2020

He is in his element now..On fire...

R B Garr

(16,979 posts)

2. It's incredible!

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 06:55 PM

Jun 2020

It is so powerful.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,858 posts)

3. That's a damn long time...

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 06:58 PM

Jun 2020

FarPoint

(12,444 posts)

4. Whoooo

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 06:59 PM

Jun 2020

This is Powerful....

SaveOurDemocracy

(4,400 posts)

5. Very powerful. Who can deny he wasn't murdered after watching that.

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:02 PM

Jun 2020

That's a long fucking time!

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)

6. interminable.

Reply to SaveOurDemocracy (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:03 PM

Jun 2020

it was a way of torturing him before the murder was finished.

SaveOurDemocracy

(4,400 posts)

9. Yes, torture. At some point George Floyd KNEW they were murdering him.

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:11 PM

Jun 2020

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,858 posts)

7. This 8.47 of silence will probably be part of the prosecutor's closing argument.

Reply to SaveOurDemocracy (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:03 PM

Jun 2020

SaveOurDemocracy

(4,400 posts)

8. I was thinking that as well, a real jury winner.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:07 PM

Jun 2020

mcar

(42,375 posts)

10. He did that at the funeral the other day

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2020, 07:13 PM

Jun 2020

SO and I stood at home. The longer it went, the more emotional it got.

Next day, we went to a local march and the student organizers did the same.

8 min, 46 sec is an interminable length of time to die.

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