pknopp
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I agree with some of this but I disagree that Floyd's past was irrelevant to his death. He was clearly on a bad road as a teenager and given his criminal record, he stayed on that road right until the end. He was briefly a Father but according to his now adult children, he abandoned them at a very young age and was no part of their lives. When he died he was high on Fentanyl which was a factor in his death. No one is justifying what the officer did but Floyd's life was a mess and it was probably not going to end well regardless.Nobody said the cop had "the right to snuff out his life" except you.
The cop will spend the rest of his life in prison. But Excusers such as you are why so many young blacks are so angry and violent. You excuse and enable them. You CREATED the problem you complain about relentlessly. It will never go away at this rate. It is self-propagating.
How many innocent lives do blacks snuff out, every day, black and white?
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Yet it was you who started this post. Talking about Floyd and then make assumptions as if you know him.
The issues is not his past, but it is that he has no future. The officer is alive but his future is blurred. IF he goes to jail, then he will likely become a criminal.
Young people took to the streets during the Vietnam war. They were angry. The thing is both black and white people are in the streets now along with the trouble makers who will take advantage of the situation. It is a fine distinction that should be made.
I do not have the answer but until every American can feel equal under the current system then there can be a new start over.
Police do have a tough job and they do put their own lives on the line. Yet the line is something that they cannot cross. If they feel that they are not up to it then they need to find another job.
Instead of trying to make Floyd into MLK 2.0, how about focusing on the environment that produces thousands of George Floyds and make positive changes there.
That environment is part of what is being addressed. Things like having to undergo things like Stop and Frisk while your white counterparts don't.