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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNYT: The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/minneapolis-police-officer-kueng.htmlBy Kim Barker
MINNEAPOLIS There were two black men at the scene of the police killing in Minneapolis last month that roiled the nation. One, George Floyd, was sprawled on the asphalt, with a white officers knee on his neck. The other black man, Alex Kueng, was a rookie police officer who held his back as Mr. Floyd struggled to breathe.
Mr. Floyd, whose name has been painted on murals and scrawled on protest signs, has been laid to rest. Mr. Kueng, who faces charges of aiding and abetting in Mr. Floyds death, is out on bail, hounded at the supermarket by strangers and denounced by some family members.
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He had seen one sibling arrested and treated poorly, in his view, by sheriffs deputies. He had found himself defending his decision to join the police force, saying he thought it was the best way to fix a broken system. He had clashed with friends over whether public demonstrations could actually make things better.
He said, Dont you think that that needs to be done from the inside? his mother, Joni Kueng, recalled him saying after he watched protesters block a highway years ago. Thats part of the reason why he wanted to become a police officer and a black police officer on top of it is to bridge that gap in the community, change the narrative between the officers and the black community.
MINNEAPOLIS There were two black men at the scene of the police killing in Minneapolis last month that roiled the nation. One, George Floyd, was sprawled on the asphalt, with a white officers knee on his neck. The other black man, Alex Kueng, was a rookie police officer who held his back as Mr. Floyd struggled to breathe.
Mr. Floyd, whose name has been painted on murals and scrawled on protest signs, has been laid to rest. Mr. Kueng, who faces charges of aiding and abetting in Mr. Floyds death, is out on bail, hounded at the supermarket by strangers and denounced by some family members.
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He had seen one sibling arrested and treated poorly, in his view, by sheriffs deputies. He had found himself defending his decision to join the police force, saying he thought it was the best way to fix a broken system. He had clashed with friends over whether public demonstrations could actually make things better.
He said, Dont you think that that needs to be done from the inside? his mother, Joni Kueng, recalled him saying after he watched protesters block a highway years ago. Thats part of the reason why he wanted to become a police officer and a black police officer on top of it is to bridge that gap in the community, change the narrative between the officers and the black community.
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NYT: The Black Officer Who Detained George Floyd Had Pledged to Fix the Police (Original Post)
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Well, in a way, he will
SMH
ret5hd
(20,523 posts)2. Uhhhmmm...maybe your mission needs a change of tactics.
Just sayin'.
Hav
(5,969 posts)3. I think he was the only officer who spoke out against Chauvin
It's kind of fked up that he as a rookie saw the danger and spoke out to change Floyd's position. I'd buy it that he wanted to change something. The other 3 deserve way more criticism not only for being more experienced or for ignoring the danger but also for not doing a damn thing to question the inhumane treatment of other officers. He'll probably get the lightest sentence.