The Glorification of George Floyd

[BrokenBarbie]

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I call bullshit, nobody’s looting work boots.

 

[SpeareChucker]

lol...

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Sorry SP, I missed that post. I am upset over all the rioting and protest.
Obey the DAMN LAW and there will not be a problem with the police.
Where did we lose sight of that?

Unfortunately that ideal didn't work for Breonna Taylor and others too numerous to name here, but your discomfort from seeing a reality that exists outside your privilege bubble is noted and will be taken up at the next board meeting, citizen Spicey!

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[Bad_Egg]

Nobody, or no black men?

I call bullshit, nobody’s looting work boots.

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[BrokenBarbie]

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Nah, the over-privileged white kids weren’t stealing them either.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Sorry SP, I missed that post. I am upset over all the rioting and protest.
Obey the DAMN LAW and there will not be a problem with the police.
Where did we lose sight of that?

The "problem with police" is summary executions by police officers.
We need to demilitarize the police and make "lethal force" the last option instead of the first option.

 

[FlowersForFun]

The "problem with police" is summary executions by police officers.

And almost never happens.

Didn't happen in the case of Floyd and most of the other police killings.

They weren't lynching's either....not anymore than US Customs are Nazis, your hyperbole not withstanding of course.

We need to demilitarize the police and make "lethal force" the last option instead of the first option.

No we don't and it already is the last option.

 

[knottagain]

Unfortunately that ideal didn't work for Breonna Taylor and others too numerous to name here, but your discomfort from seeing a reality that exists outside your privilege bubble is noted and will be taken up at the next board meeting, citizen Spicey!

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MISHAPS, happen

and its not too numerous, its a handful at most

 

[FlowersForFun]

Unfortunately that ideal didn't work for Breonna Taylor and others too numerous to name here, but your discomfort from seeing a reality that exists outside your privilege bubble is noted and will be taken up at the next board meeting, citizen Spicey!

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But for 99.99% it does work.

No system is perfect, do you have a better idea?

Probably not because you feel, you don't think.

 

[Conager]

And almost never happens.

Didn't happen in the case of Floyd and most of the other police killings.

They weren't lynching's either....not anymore than US Customs are Nazis, your hyperbole not withstanding of course.




No we don't and it already is the last option.

Most people have a vague idea that Goebbels technique of frequently repeating a lie was shown to be effective. What is sometimes lost is the oddity in human psychology that the bigger the lie, the more outlandish, the more likely you can sell it.

That's what's going on here.

They *could* productively talk about problems in screening out unsuitable candidates for law enforcement, training issues, the interface between citizens and cops as it relates to complaints, highlight *all* instances of questionable use of force and let any racial anomalies surface in that discussion. But they won't.

The LOVE the occasional dead guy who happens to be black who dies while being detained, arrested or in custody if, and only if, they have a white guy to pin it on. Especially in election years.

 

[Conager]

MISHAPS, happen

and its not too numerous, its a handful at most

The reason he doesn't want to post these "numerous" deaths is because the last time he posted his "receipts," it was pointed out how many of the black faces he posted were indisputably justifiable homicides.

Blocks from his walk-up apartment were "protests" that he did not deign to attend. The poser stayed in his fucking bubble, rather than mingle with actual urban blacks.

The "numerous" quedtionable deaths of blacks killed by cops are 1/18 of the numerous cops killed by blacks.

 

[Studly222]

Sorry SP, I missed that post. I am upset over all the rioting and protest.
Obey the DAMN LAW and there will not be a problem with the police.
Where did we lose sight of that?

I agree 100%. what was he doing? Trying to buy cigarettes with a counterfeit 20 dollar bill...what was his blood levels? Who gives a shit!! No mention of his rap sheet in Texas either. I say they should have hung his sorry ass...

 

[phrodeau]

Most people have a vague idea that Goebbels technique of frequently repeating a lie was shown to be effective. What is sometimes lost is the oddity in human psychology that the bigger the lie, the more outlandish, the more likely you can sell it.

That's what's going on here.

They *could* productively talk about problems in screening out unsuitable candidates for law enforcement, training issues, the interface between citizens and cops as it relates to complaints, highlight *all* instances of questionable use of force and let any racial anomalies surface in that discussion. But they won't.

The LOVE the occasional dead guy who happens to be black who dies while being detained, arrested or in custody if, and only if, they have a white guy to pin it on. Especially in election years.

Good thing Officer Chauvin cooperated with that plan. Maybe President Biden will pardon him.

 

[hogjack]

... make "lethal force" the last option instead of the first option.

This is already the policy and practice in 99.99% of law enforcement. Most officers and deputies rarely draw their weapons. Most rarely get into physical altercations with subjects. Most officers of all races and national origins do an amazing job when faced with some very difficult circumstances.

The problem is you won't get out there and do it yourself. There are hundreds of available law enforcement jobs available right now in the US. Apply for one. Walk the walk. Make the change you want to make happen. Be a first responder. Don't just bitch about it.

 

[SpeareChucker]

Don't taze me PIG!!!

 

[MrHotnspicey]

Unfortunately that ideal didn't work for Breonna Taylor and others too numerous to name here, but your discomfort from seeing a reality that exists outside your privilege bubble is noted and will be taken up at the next board meeting, citizen Spicey!

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There is a lot of info on Breanna that hasn't been made public. The police knocked on her door 6 different times over a 15 minute time frame. Wonder what took them so
long to answer the door. What with them living in an area well known as DRUG HAVEN. Couldn't have been dumping drugs down the toilet could it???

 

[Conager]

There is a lot of info on Breanna that hasn't been made public. The police knocked on her door 6 different times over a 15 minute time frame. Wonder what took them so
long to answer the door. What with them living in an area well known as DRUG HAVEN. Couldn't have been dumping drugs down the toilet could it???

Yeah I don't think speculating about facts not in evidence us helpful. Minimizing what is an actual problem (misuse of force in some instances by some officers) is just as bad as exaggerating the oroblem.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

There is a lot of info on Breanna that hasn't been made public. The police knocked on her door 6 different times over a 15 minute time frame. Wonder what took them so
long to answer the door. What with them living in an area well known as DRUG HAVEN. Couldn't have been dumping drugs down the toilet could it???

Mmmm. I don't know who this Breanna Taylor you mention is, but since your above account is not what happened with Breonna Taylor but somewhat aligning with someone similarly named, I suspect that there is even more secret info on malicious police actions that will never be made public.

May God's good grace shine on both Breonna and Breanna. Hopefully we will see justice prevail, as it is our American way.

 

[Conager]

Good thing Officer Chauvin cooperated with that plan. Maybe President Biden will pardon him.

...and how! This situation was universally condemned, caught on video, and appears a pretty clear case of excessive force.

The Democrats and their media lackeys would have gladly torched off the de rigueur riots, looting, and fires over a much less clear-cut case. Any case would have been treated the same. Hell, this one had all the "protesters" demands met before the first store was looted or the first small business burned to the ground.

The only regret they must be having is that they didn't get it a wee bit closer to November.

 

[phrodeau]

There is a lot of info on Breanna that hasn't been made public. The police knocked on her door 6 different times over a 15 minute time frame. Wonder what took them so
long to answer the door. What with them living in an area well known as DRUG HAVEN. Couldn't have been dumping drugs down the toilet could it???

Police should kill people who possess drugs? I am not familiar with that policy. Are the courts too busy?

 

[Rightguide]

George Floyd has become but a footnote in this upheaval we are seeing now.

 

[phrodeau]

George Floyd has become but a footnote in this upheaval we are seeing now.

He can’t do much any more. He’s dead.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

I get the feeling that many people think the glorification of George Floud is excessive.
It does seem over the top to me. So many ceremonies. Praise. Saintly murals. Horse drawn hearse. He simply isn't worthy. He shouldn't have died on the street. But he probably should have been arrested and thrown in jail for a very long time. I can't get past his involvement in that home invasion and armed robbery. Training a gun on a pregnant woman? If he had gotten killed in the course of that heinous act, that would have been fine. I just think a lot of people watching the events of the past weeks think it is ridiculous and undeserved. Especially in light of truly good people who have made a positive impact on their families and communities that pass anonymously without accolades. I pray for God's mercy on his soul, but he is not praiseworthy.

Apparently you do not know what a martyr or martyrdom is. The concept is as old as mankind.

 

[butters]

The "problem with police" is summary executions by police officers.
We need to demilitarize the police and make "lethal force" the last option instead of the first option.

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I agree 100%. what was he doing? Trying to buy cigarettes with a counterfeit 20 dollar bill...what was his blood levels? Who gives a shit!! No mention of his rap sheet in Texas either. I say they should have hung his sorry ass...

you're a world-class racist

 

[KeithD]

you're a world-class racist

And most likely just one of the cowardly alts of a Trumpette regular who thinks maybe there are depths of provocative depravity that even the Trumpette won't go.

And, no, I'm not wild about the current glorification of Floyd or in the media not giving a balanced picture of him, although I can understand why they focus on the broader issue through the specific person. George Floyd was part of the problem, not an innocent little lamb. The issue, though, is the disparity on police treatment of people they are apprehending. The Floyd case makes that clear. It's also coming to light that Floyd and Chauvin knew each other and had bad blood completely separate from any crime connection. Chauvin had absolutely no business being any part of that apprehension assignment.