It seems that there is more to this story than just a cop and an attempt to arrest Floyd. Should be interesting when all the investigation is done and the real story comes out.

Let me ask this: If cities and states ban police from using certain physical restraints that could cause death and an officer is dealing with someone physically superior resisting arrest, what action do you expect the officer to take? Please be specific!

It will not! As long as there are people who want to fight with others or injure others, there will be people who will try to kill them. Break into someone's home who is armed, and the chances are the police will find a dead body after they are called. Attack a policeman or fight during an arrest and something bad might happen to you.

Defunding the police will be great for gun sales and conceal/carry training!

Oh, you mean that church the protesters tried to burn down? I thought we had federal laws about burning churches? Something about religious discrimination?

Until we as a society are willing to enter into meaningful dialogue and understand where the other is on racism, we never will make any significant progress toward ending it!

Just because we hate the violent, destructive so called "protests" does not mean we agree with what that officer did. A major part of the racial problem is the unwillingness to discuss and understand where the other side of the issue is. You are a young man without much experience yet and a whole life ahead of you. Become willing to be part of the solution and not part of the problem! Until you are receptive to having meaningful, open discussion, you will remain a part of the problem!!!!!

Yes, there are many things that can cause our death. Some of us try to limit the risks in the hope that we might live a few more years!

There is a percentage of society that causes most of the problems and actually most of them are repetitive. These are the dregs the police and courts deal with on a day by day basis. If you are a law enforcement officer you deal with these people most everyday and when most of them are of a certain minority in your community, you start to make an association between that minority and crime. It becomes especially bad when you or a fellow officer is attacked or injured by someone in that minority. It makes you much more cautious and forces you to take more aggressive action. The unfortunate result of this are the members of that minority who are honest, good people get lumped in with the trash and treated as such. The larger the percentage of trash in that minority, the more of that minority that is going to be discriminated against by the police as well as the general public.

Do not confuse this as a race issue because you see the same situation in communities that have very few or no minorities. It is just some other demographic characteristic that identifies that group of trash people that the police and society in general discriminates against.

Has anyone any experiences with boating the Texas intercoastal waterway? I'm exploring the idea of spending some time living on it in a boat.

There are many factors affecting the transmission but population density is significant. When you are in a situation where you are only exposed to a few people for a short period of time, the transmission rate is very low.

IF you don't trust other people such as the government to protect you then you have no need for a lock down as you can depend on yourself to protect you!

You can either trust people to learn and do the right things or lock them up to protect the public and themselves.

How come sometimes when I attempt to make a forum post my post disappears because of some verification failure? Please find a fix as it is very frustrating to write a decent post and have it just disappear!!

I don't think any reputable source has suggested wearing one will protect you from others. You wearing your mask is to protect me and others around you from getting the virus from YOU!!!! Hmmm.... I wonder if you not wearing a mask when you are infected and infecting me would be considered a crime or the basis for a lawsuit??

Masks.....oh my, where to start?
1st let's separate masks from respirators: Respirators are face coverings that actually protect the wearer from viruses and environmental hazards. We see them in healthcare and industry. The most common is approved as a N95, N100, or KN95 for EU standards. There are also several other types used in industry. These will protect you from the corona virus but are in very short supply. It is recommended these be reserved for those in healthcare dealing with the virus.

Face masks or face coverings are of much lower value in protecting you from getting infected. Depending on the quality of the face covering - 50% or less. What they do accomplish is reducing the amount of the virus you exhale when you are infected. This is very important in that there is a period of time between when you can infect others and you feel ill. Most of what I have read would indicate this is around 2 days in most cases. During those 2 days you possibly infected anyone physically close to you; THIS IS WHAT YOU PREVENT WHEN YOU WEAR YOUR MASK!! Your mask absorbs the moisture from your nose and mouth preventing that moisture from carrying the virus to those close by you. Personally I would be very angry with someone I found out infected me by their disregard for my well being!!!

PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO PROTECT THOSE AROUND YOU. I'm sure most of us would feel very upset if we were possibly responsible for the death of someone especially a friend or family member.

It was a bad day in Arkansas with 455 new cases but 229 were in the Federal prison.. Causing a lot of concern here as most things that were shut down have reopened with restrictions. Dept of health doing follow up to see if there is some common thread among new cases. Mostly spread out around the state but a couple counties stand out for concern. Late next week has the potential for a significant increase around the US with the 3 day Memorial weekend this weekend.

While it is possible that could happen with a poor mask, I doubt it is common. If it is, then the first indications would be a low blood oxygen level which would generally present as a tingle or discomfort in the muscles. If it were a common occurrence, it would have become a problem in the building trades where people are putting out a higher level of physical activity while wearing a mask for an extended period of time.

When you look at the worst outbreak situations, you find it is in large, urban areas and in the northern latitudes. I suspect we will see the same thing in the southern latitudes. There may well be a connection between vitamin D and the susceptibility to the virus. There have also been several studies showing that direct, high intensity sunlight kills the virus almost instantly. They are starting to use artificial, intense light as a disinfectant method. With this in mind, the northern, urban areas have many things stacked against them. Low sunlight levels for 4-6 months of the year. Higher levels of air pollution which subdues the sunlight intensity. Taller buildings and narrow streets which limits the amount of sunlight getting to the ground. High human density for easier transmission. Reliance on public transit by a large number of people. Limited outdoor access by most people. More indoor areas with very limited and controlled atmosphere exchanges which concentrates the virus.

The safest place to avoid the virus is outside during the day when the sun is bright. Add in social distancing and you should have it made!

Mostly giving gross numbers but not trends. It is no longer about total numbers but the trend of where a state or country is headed. Hard to find good statistical analysis.