Christopher Martin, the employee who made the store transaction with Floyd, described their interaction.
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The manager sends the employees out to confront an unknown customer telling him to come back into the store to talk to the manager
I didn't even know there was multiple people in the vehicle
Wow the rule was you have to pay out your own pocket after receiving counterfeit money. Sounds to me like the manager ran this store poorly even on asking one of his employees to risk his life to go out to someone's vehicle. That is crazy
So floyd was already starting out being a convict using fake money causing that employee to have to lose his own real money outta his paycheck. And floyd doesnt seem to care one bit. Hmmm some guy floyd was?!!!
The manager should have confronted him hes the one with the gun strapped to his waist.
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George Floyd is at fault for using fake bills… We cannot blame anyone else for his death. He refused to go and discuss about the fake bills to the store manager. Floyd is a junkie…end of story!! Drugs killed him not the cops.
At first when I watched the video of the cops, I was like ok that was somewhat an error, not an unforgivable error but a slight miscalculation.. but after watching the store video ..and what happened inside the store and outside .. with all these workers and the manager, and then they are sitting in the car , refusing to go inside.. and fucking return the stuff or pay back.. nope.. they didn't.. so now I do not have much sympathy for floyd after this video. They knew they were coming inside with fake bills. They are showing them money over and over again so the store sees they got the money but it's fake money.. then they have the audacity to sit outside the store in the car, refuse to return back the stuff or even come back inside and talk.. they thought what?? They are big guys and no one can do anything?? Seriously?? Floyd died for a reason… Look at the store video.. you see a delirious idiot.. flashing the fake money again and again from his pockets.. then leaving and sitting in the car, not moving and not even returning back the money or the goods. So they played the store.. tried to play the cops too, and that's how floyd died!! You talk about black lives.. looking at the store video, in an african country, floyd would have been beaten up with those wooden rods cops carry, and then pushed into the car.. bruised and with broken bones.. here they are saying oh.. it was murder… Say this in africa… Don't get me wrong..I am only saying that looking at the store video and the situation that lead to cops showing up only diminished any sympathy for these guys in the car. They are fucking with the store, and not even running away, sitting there.. what do you expect?? You will do the same to the cops and nothing will happen??
Ok.. so how is Chauvin now serving s sentence after all this game inside and outside the store? The bloody 5th person on the scene now has to suffer. Sorry, that's the fifth cop on the scene. The manager doesn't go outside himself.. sends his guys.. then calls the cops for the right reasons obviously, and guess what.. now the cop has to pay for Floyd's Delirious state!! Seriously?? Does
Ok.. so how is Chauvin now serving s sentence after all this game inside and outside the store? The bloody 5 person on the scene now has to suffer. Sorry, that's the fifth cop on the scene. The manager doesn't go outside himself.. sends his guys.. then calls the cops for the right reasons obviously, and guess what.. now the cop has to pay for Floyd's Delirious state!! Seriously?? Does this video not serve as evidence to the fact that floyd was fucking crazy.. dancing in the store.. going back and forth.. like a dancer… Then sits in the car.. doesn't move.. these guys refusing to go back inside.. cops called.. they played the same game with the cops that they played with the store.. and floyd is dead..
What did George’s friend take from his hand or give to him
Your a good guy bud. Keep your head up
This kids must be a quick change artist! He has different clothes on every time they pull up a security cam still
God bless him . You did not do anything wrong. You are working hard, taking care of yourself , not running on the Streets. I hope the state does something to pay for the handling of your trauma. Please feel how many people supporting you.
Poor guy. U can tell he feels like this was all his fault and that he contributed to another person with his skin color being killed but it wasn’t at all. My heart breaks for him. Prayers. It’s not your fault baby. You were doing the right thing and only what you were told. God bless. Wish I could hug you. This was not your fault at all. 💙
George Floyd is not guilty he probably did not even know the money was fake and he would have had lots of time to drive away before police came if he lnow the money was fake
Staged. Always look at the colors
Orange jacket. Please wake up. They are playing us for fools.
That was on some racist sh** , all that for a $20 bill🤦🏾♀️ knee on the neck and back for 9 min and some sec. he meant to kill him. That was clear. He never had a gun or any sort of weapon, so what was all that for and the witness said he think it was fake, cause it had a blue line like $100. Smfh. I’m so pist off!
A bullshit ass $20 bill. If I accepted it I would have taken that L. It’s just $20, now a life is gone. It wasn’t that serious. Should have taken the L and be cautious there on.
When painting a picture of the black community as criminals as most media outlets do by only showing crimes, They should also do positive stories on people like this young man. The media is a major factor in dividing the country. Even the attorney called the media a third party information outlet.
Are we glossing over the fact that this statement, and many others on here, is racist just by saying the manager was "putting his employees life in danger over a $20 bill" because they were people of color? Also, defund the police, but first, call them to get my $20 back🤷♂️🤦♂️ can't have it both ways people!!
Fake bills do circulate unknowingly, I went to burger king and the guy said one of the bills was fake, I had no idea and got the bill from another store when I was given change back.
May God protect this child 🙏🏽he is so pure n honest
So basically he died all because of a fake $20 bill.
just thinking about the guilt this kid probably has to carry for the rest of his life makes me sick to my stomach. crazy how one small decision of just paying the 20 dollars out of his pocket would have changed everything drastically
Manager put this kid in real danger and that’s just unacceptable
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Where’s the manager?
I dunno why the manager ddnt go to the vehicle the second time. Or make tht police call.
Can't believe all this….. The guy was a criminal resisting arrest and fighting back for being arrested for committing a crime…. he came out of his own car where space is tight and he was sat really close to the wheel and cried he was claustrophobic and didn't wanna sit in the police car which had much more space than his mercedes ….. I'm not saying what the officer did wasn't wrong…. He should be punished for what he did …. But GF didn't help the situation at all…. He a criminal with a bad background ,. FACT
This all could have been avoided firstly, if counterfeit money wasn't involved to begin with.. secondly, if the manager let the employee pay thru his paycheck which employee said he had offered and is part of store policy involving an employee accepting fake money.. this situation could have been dealt with without police in a civil way. Also the manager should have went n talked to George himself.. George Floyd didn't deserve to die. But he also was in the wrong by using counterfeit money. Illegal actions will most likely get urself involved with police. And unfortunately not all cops are good and have common sense. Overall so many factors in this situation could have avoided this tragedy.
He needs to sue the boss because he was endangering the employee
Side note, his manager sucks!
You never confront the lawbreaker. The manager should have got the vehicle info and called the police immediately.
Horrible manager, confrontation with customers outside of the store should never be allowed.
George was mad comfortable just chillin in his neighborhood. He wasn’t even trying to take off. RIP my Brotha George Floyd. I wish you woulda taken off. Fuxk that 20 dollar Bill. And that wasn’t a smart move sending your young workers out there for a 20 dollar bill. Crazy. Sad situation. Justice is served. And I hope everyone involved find some peace. The world is cruel. Keep faith
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I was CHOKEHOLD at Sturdy Memorial hospital attleboro, Massachusetts. I can't breathe!!! Not very safe hospital!!!
It's nowhere near the same especially as a white female but I noticed that somebody in the comments said that if the police were held accountable then they would maybe stop using violence against black people and those that they don't like. As I said, it's nowhere near the same thing but I have muscular dystrophy so I am disabled and I feel like I have been treated unfairly by the police before when I've been stop. The minute they see that there is something wrong with me it's like they assume that I contribute nothing to society so they talked down to me and one even acted like she was going to take me to jail over made up charges. That bitch was looking for something to charge me with. She detained me illegally in the back of her squad car for 20 minutes while digging through my purse without getting my consent to search and then when she found out that my now ex was military her whole demeanor changed and I reported her and found out that it was not her first reported incidents of someone complaining that she had harassed them. I later found out that she was fired from the Department because that was the third strike. She assumed that I was a prostitute when I was literally wearing a t-shirt and jeans. She assumed that because I was in a bad neighborhood that I must be selling my body. She was a bitch on a power trip and that's it.
Any retail employee or manager knows you’re not supposed to go after customers. And over $20?! Insane.
It’s crazy to think… if he decided to not continue examining the bill, and actually put it on his tab . All of this would’ve been avoided. Just a crazy thought. Obviously not blaming him at all do don’t attack me. But just think about that
Crazy how if the dude didn't second guess that decision, all of this wouldn't have happened. Insane.
This young man is in my heart ❤️