NewsVine_Mariyam
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I can't believe I have to explain this."Breaking the law" is not the bar here, according to your own people. George Floyd "broke the law" by taking illegal drugs and resisting arrest over and over. But no one cares; he's a hero and a god because he was killed by a cop.
Your justice, your rules.
ETA: Do not mistake me: I'm not saying Floyd deserved to die. I'm pointing out the yawning stupidity of crying over "he broke the law" and nothing else
Our laws stipulate what type of crime has been committed (infraction, misdemeanor, felony) for each offense prohibited along with the prescribed punishment for each violation.
The punishment for drug possession under certain amounts which tend to indicate they are for recreational use and not for trafficking is, upon conviction, x number of months in jail (for misdemeanors), x number of years in prison (for felonies), no jail or prison time for traffic infractions, instead there is payment of a fine.
Of course there are exceptions and special circumstances for everything stated above, but what is important for you to remember, the penalty for "taking drugs", "getting high", "resisting arrest" IS NOT DEATH.
It doesn't matter how many times George Floyd or anyone else has violated the drug laws or resisted arrest, the prescribed penalty for those violations do not include forfeiting one's life.
And he's not a hero because he got killed by a cop, he's considered a hero to many because his death was captured on video tape and to most normal people was heart breaking. His death opened the eyes of the whole world to the plight of Black Americans that we've been complaining about for centuries.
His death also resulted in the first conviction of a police officer for the killing of a Black man although our country has been in existence for 245 years. The first time IN 245 YEARS.
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