[AnotherUnixGeek]

I DO NOT support George Floyd and I refuse to see him as a martyr!

I don't "support" George Floyd either - he's dead, and I didn't know him when he was alive. I don't see him as a martyr, either. I do see him as a guy who was needlessly killed by police brutality, because that's what he is. Whether he had drugs in his system or whether he had a criminal history is irrelevant - he was in custody and I saw three cops sit on him until he died.

[ocrp1982]

You may be hallucinating. Ther were NOT THREE PEOPLE SITTING ON HIM.
There was one callous cop kneeling on the side of his neck and kneeing him in the back for 9 minutes. This callous action caused the guy to die well before the 9 minutes were up.
Inexcusable lack of concern for human life.
The maneuver used was sanctioned by the police manual in that city BTW. The victim was suffering from numerous health conditions none of which were likely known by the cop.
In addition, the victim had two designer drugs in his system. In addition to his underlying health issues.
The DA escalating the charge from Third Degree to Second Degree is a major mistake in my opinion.
In fact, I suspect it is a purposeful decision designed to fail to get an acquittal and thus result in the second wave of Outrage and Violence close to the Presidential Election.

[tinyowl]

Yeah but everyone acknowledges that ... I don't know what it is with people who think that just because some think this whole thing is a total charade means that we/I think George should have been killed OR that the cop's behavior was fine.

JUST BECAUSE the cop's behavior was wrong doesn't make it a race crime, doesn't justify what's going on and the reaction of the black community.

I think you're missing the point if your reaction to what Candace is saying is intended to excuse the cops behavior.

EVEN IF the cop's behavior was terrible, it's not grounds for a race riot, because system racist brutality is NOT backed up by the numbers.

Sometimes I feel like I talking the Covid Fear Mongers when it comes to this issue. No matter what anyone says, the answer is always 'that doesn't justify what the cop did'. Yeah, well no sh*t! But that's not the point anyone is making.