# When a cop is doing a George Floyd in front of you, what should be the appropriate response?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334 "2020-06-10T00:22:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334/101 "2021-05-24T10:43:39Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Now, in how many of those 1900 did the cop actually murder a guy he was arresting? Those were so rare they were not even included.

Or so difficult to quantify, because the way you determine whether a death was murder is in a trial, and most of those cases never even went to trial.

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**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334/102 "2021-06-11T18:18:34Z")

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Just thought I’d add the news that Darnella Frazier, who filmed the death of George Floyd, was awarded a special citation by the Pulitzer Prize committee, [it was announced](https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/11/media/pulitzer-prize-winners-2021/index.html) today.

> The board said Frazier was honored “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice.”

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cop-is-doing-a-george-floyd-in-front-of-you-what-should-be-the-appropriate-response/855334/103 "2021-06-11T18:21:30Z")

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I think that’s entirely appropriate.

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