I can't watch the Minneapolis video. The photo alone is so, so awful. But, as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt (who teaches 1st responders safe takedowns & pins), I feel that I should say something: The pin that the officer used is dangerous & shows malice 1 #MinneapolisPolice

In jiu jitsu, there is a move called "knee on belly." It is a pin in which a person uses their knee to staple a person's torso to the ground while exerting tremendous force on the stomach and ribs. It is a BRUTAL move to be caught in... 2

In addition to bearing another person's weight, your breathing is also interrupted because you can't fully catch a breath. If someone does this on your ribs, they can EASILY break your ribs. If they do it on your sternum, they can CAVE IN your chest. The pressure is BRUTAL 3

We don't allow students to train pins where they put their knee and body weight onto the neck because it's excessively dangerous, even in a martial art where you learn how to each other's break limbs, joints, and strangle each other. 4

If a person is already laying on the ground, why would you need to stay on his neck for that long? The officer was on his neck for 8 minutes. This is gratuitous & sadistic. The officers needs to be brought to justice 5