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Shop olive

(13 posts)
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:15 AM Oct 2022

Kanye West Blames George Floyd's Death on Fentanyl, Not Police Officer's Knee

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Rolling Stone

IN ADDITION TO railing against “the Jewish media,” Kanye West spent some time on Drink Champs regurgitating what he gleaned from the George Floyd “documentary” made by alt-right firebrand Candace Owens, his partner-in-White Lives Matter. Most notably, West said that fentanyl, and not being suffocated by a police officer’s knee, caused Floyd’s death.

“I watched the George Floyd documentary that Candace Owens put out. One of the things that his two roommates said was they want a tall guy like me, and the day that he died, he said a prayer for eight minutes,” West told Drink Champs. “They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that.”

Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-george-floyd-drink-champs-1234612069/



The family is suing. and since Kanye has much more money than Alex Jones, the amount of money he will have to shell out will be exorbitant.
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Kanye West Blames George Floyd's Death on Fentanyl, Not Police Officer's Knee (Original Post) Shop olive Oct 2022 OP
Kanye West is a racist asshole, and just because he is African American, does NOT negate that fact JohnSJ Oct 2022 #1
i was told here catsudon Oct 2022 #9
And, a fucking Idiot. nt Cha Oct 2022 #34
Gets all the publicity he wants. Sneederbunk Oct 2022 #2
✔️ live love laugh Oct 2022 #11
Why do we care what Kanye West thinks? ... aggiesal Oct 2022 #3
Tall guy? Mike_in_LA Oct 2022 #4
I wonder how he can speak with both feet so firmly in his mouth. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #5
That's because he talks out of his ass geardaddy Oct 2022 #19
That would explain the quality and the quantity of the output. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #21
LOL geardaddy Oct 2022 #23
can we stop paying attention barbtries Oct 2022 #6
Fuck off, "Ye".... (nt) Paladin Oct 2022 #7
Batshit Crazy. nt. BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #8
Maybe some excuse for why he and Kim aren't together. 3825-87867 Oct 2022 #10
Dear Kanye, catbyte Oct 2022 #12
Like getting to Carnegie Hall it takes a lot of practice. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #28
Anosognosia littlemissmartypants Oct 2022 #31
Once again facts are not consistent with Kanye's statements. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #13
Does this really belong in LBN? FakeNoose Oct 2022 #14
Why is this idiot's opinion on ANYTHING even published? Grins Oct 2022 #15
Hard to know what the real Kanye West thinks. LudwigPastorius Oct 2022 #16
Fuck Ye geardaddy Oct 2022 #17
Looks like Kanye has a badge too. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #18
LOL geardaddy Oct 2022 #20
Didn't know Uncle Ruckus was based on a real person. Crowman2009 Oct 2022 #22
My B-I-L informed me that: appleannie1 Oct 2022 #24
Does he record The 700 Club? twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #25
I really don't know appleannie1 Oct 2022 #26
Go Stillers. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #27
Well... Mike Nelson Oct 2022 #29
not lbn nt msongs Oct 2022 #30
Watching someone self destruct like this is a terrible, terrible thing ... marble falls Oct 2022 #32
at least with Ye, he might flipflop on this BS if he changes his medication or something paulkienitz Oct 2022 #33
Kanye West is an assclown and has been since he rose to national prominence. Jedi Guy Oct 2022 #35
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Oct 2022 #36
 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
1. Kanye West is a racist asshole, and just because he is African American, does NOT negate that fact
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:19 AM
Oct 2022

catsudon

(884 posts)
9. i was told here
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:15 PM
Oct 2022

that blacks can't be racist, he's only a bigot


luckily, i know a racist anti-Semite when i see one.

Cha

(315,169 posts)
34. And, a fucking Idiot. nt
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 07:33 PM
Oct 2022

Sneederbunk

(16,900 posts)
2. Gets all the publicity he wants.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:20 AM
Oct 2022

live love laugh

(16,003 posts)
11. ✔️
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:29 PM
Oct 2022

aggiesal

(10,420 posts)
3. Why do we care what Kanye West thinks? ...
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:23 AM
Oct 2022

Everytime we give him attention, he just does it again.

Mike_in_LA

(192 posts)
4. Tall guy?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:24 AM
Oct 2022

Kanye is 5'8"

Delusional.

Ford_Prefect

(8,457 posts)
5. I wonder how he can speak with both feet so firmly in his mouth.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:30 AM
Oct 2022

I guess way too much money can make fools of anyone.

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
19. That's because he talks out of his ass
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:37 PM
Oct 2022

not his mouth.

Ford_Prefect

(8,457 posts)
21. That would explain the quality and the quantity of the output.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:55 PM
Oct 2022

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
23. LOL
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:10 PM
Oct 2022

Yes, indeed.

barbtries

(30,853 posts)
6. can we stop paying attention
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:32 AM
Oct 2022

to this freak? jeez

Paladin

(31,809 posts)
7. Fuck off, "Ye".... (nt)
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:38 AM
Oct 2022

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
8. Batshit Crazy. nt.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 11:48 AM
Oct 2022

3825-87867

(1,648 posts)
10. Maybe some excuse for why he and Kim aren't together.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:18 PM
Oct 2022

Could it be she "couldn't get no, satisfac-shun?"

catbyte

(38,088 posts)
12. Dear Kanye,
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:39 PM
Oct 2022


Seriously, though, it's kinda sad that nobody cares enough about him to insist on him getting some serious psychological help.

Ford_Prefect

(8,457 posts)
28. Like getting to Carnegie Hall it takes a lot of practice.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:58 PM
Oct 2022

A lack of perceptible spine seems to feature in that condition as well.

littlemissmartypants

(30,341 posts)
31. Anosognosia
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 05:14 PM
Oct 2022

Anosognosia is a condition where you can’t recognize other health conditions or problems that you have. Experts commonly describe it as “denial of deficit” or “lack of insight.” It falls under the family of agnosias, all of which happen when your brain can’t recognize or process what your senses tell it.

This condition can happen with mental illnesses, keeping a person with a disorder like schizophrenia from recognizing that they have a condition and need to take their medication. It can also happen with conditions that affect your body, such as stroke.

Who does it affect?
Anosognosia affects people with other medical conditions, especially certain mental health conditions. It is most common with certain conditions, including:

Alzheimer’s disease.
Dementia.
Bipolar disorder.
Schizophrenia.

How common is this condition?
Anosognosia is incredibly common with certain mental health conditions. Experts estimate that it affects between 50% and 98% of people with schizophrenia, about 40% of people with bipolar disorder, and more than 80% of people with Alzheimer’s disease. It also happens to between 10% and 18% of people who have one-sided paralysis after a stroke.

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What are the symptoms of anosognosia?
People with anosognosia usually show that they can't recognize a medical problem they have, either through action or what they say. In some cases, people with this condition will rationalize what’s happening to them, or they may try to cover up symptoms. They may recognize some symptoms but not others.

Anosognosia means a person can’t do one or more of the following:

Recognize that they have an illness or medical problem.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of the condition that they experience.
Connect their signs and symptoms to that condition.
Understand and agree that the condition is serious and needs treatment.
In some cases, a person with this condition may avoid the truth about their condition, and they might do so consciously or without even realizing it. Some might confabulate, which is when a person’s mind fills in gaps in their memory with false memories.

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The link...

❤️ pants

twodogsbarking

(16,277 posts)
13. Once again facts are not consistent with Kanye's statements.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:49 PM
Oct 2022

FakeNoose

(39,082 posts)
14. Does this really belong in LBN?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 12:59 PM
Oct 2022

Just sayin'

Grins

(8,976 posts)
15. Why is this idiot's opinion on ANYTHING even published?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:03 PM
Oct 2022

Who give a F what this moron thinks about anything? And that goes for Nazi-apologist Candace Owens, too!

File this under: The death of the media.

LudwigPastorius

(13,639 posts)
16. Hard to know what the real Kanye West thinks.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:27 PM
Oct 2022

From that interview it's obvious he is in the throes of a bad untreated mental illness.

Maybe if he ever went back on his meds he'd wake up one day and go, "Wait. I said WHAT!?".

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
17. Fuck Ye
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:36 PM
Oct 2022

He's a disease.

twodogsbarking

(16,277 posts)
18. Looks like Kanye has a badge too.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:37 PM
Oct 2022

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)
20. LOL
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:38 PM
Oct 2022

Crowman2009

(3,309 posts)
22. Didn't know Uncle Ruckus was based on a real person.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 01:56 PM
Oct 2022

Of course I heard a lot worse names that black people I know refer to Kanye West as, but I won't say them here.

appleannie1

(5,363 posts)
24. My B-I-L informed me that:
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:16 PM
Oct 2022

Floyd would have died without the police around because he had enough Fentanyl in his body to kill 10 people and that is why he passed out and died. The police just happened to be there at the time. It seems to have been a talking point on FOX. That is the only channel he watches from just after "prayer hour" before breakfast. After "prayer hour" he turns on the TV and eats his meals in the living room so he does not miss a word.

twodogsbarking

(16,277 posts)
25. Does he record The 700 Club?
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:24 PM
Oct 2022

appleannie1

(5,363 posts)
26. I really don't know
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:47 PM
Oct 2022

I have only visited them about 3 times in the last 10 years. I live in Pennsylvania and they live in Mobile, Alabama. He is the only person I have ever denied on my e-mail account because the the stuff he would send to me daily. He used to be a big fan of Rush. He would listen to the radio and TV at the same time. When they visited me I made him listen to Rush on the porch. I told him it was because I did not allow hate in my house when he asked why. When I visited them the last two times, my sister made him turn the TV off because I stayed in the kitchen doing things so I would not have to listen to it in the background.

twodogsbarking

(16,277 posts)
27. Go Stillers.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 02:56 PM
Oct 2022

Mike Nelson

(10,799 posts)
29. Well...
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:33 PM
Oct 2022

... It does not matter if/what drugs were consumed by George Floyd. He should not have been killed. He would have survived the drug, but not the police officer... I'd tell Ye his drug intake is not the point!

... People do not "deserve" to be murdered because they do something that may not be safe. Also, police officers should not murder citizens that are restrained, no matter what they might have done.

msongs

(72,680 posts)
30. not lbn nt
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 03:59 PM
Oct 2022

marble falls

(68,911 posts)
32. Watching someone self destruct like this is a terrible, terrible thing ...
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 06:16 PM
Oct 2022

Last edited Mon Oct 17, 2022, 07:40 PM - Edit history (1)

... not that I care overly.

paulkienitz

(1,472 posts)
33. at least with Ye, he might flipflop on this BS if he changes his medication or something
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 07:11 PM
Oct 2022

I don't think there's any such hope with most of the core Republican electorate who believe the same crap.

Jedi Guy

(3,389 posts)
35. Kanye West is an assclown and has been since he rose to national prominence.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 08:04 PM
Oct 2022

His antics were tiresome long before he even yanked an award out of Taylor Swift's hand, and that was 13 years ago. He has a significant amount of talent, and I say that as someone who generally detests rap and hip/hop. But his personal issues and demons have long since grown to overshadow his talent. The man needs help, or at least someone to tell him "no, you shouldn't do that, dude."

Insofar as the Floyd family's suit goes, Floyd did have fentanyl in his system, among other substances, but not in quantities significant enough to cause his death. That fact alone may save West from getting hit with a huge judgment in a civil trial, unfortunately. Or it may not. I'm not a lawyer. If he gets hit with a massive judgment, perhaps it'll cause him to pause and evaluate a few things. I would say "reevaluate" but I don't think he ever evaluated things to start with.

Omaha Steve

(107,429 posts)
36. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 08:40 PM
Oct 2022

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