I think most reasonable people see that video and get angered because 99% of the time that is absolutely not justified. If the world started and then 8 minutes and 46 seconds later Floyd died then 99.9% of the time of course the cops are guilty. Sure, there is a .1% chance that it was an accident, but that's about it if there was no other context.
But that's not the case here. We 100% do not know the full story that will come out in the court trials and to think otherwise is fucking ridiculous.
What if Floyd was whacked out on drugs and whispered in Chauvin's ear that if he didn't kill him then his family would be murdered before he got home by someone who already invaded his house? Sure, the chances of this is like 1/999999999999999999999999999999999999999 but it's absolutely possible... and that's my point. There are so many possibilities that we don't know, and we should always strive for truth rather than emotional attacks at the innocent--or potentially innocent.
No, our courts obviously don't get everything right... but we've got the best system around and we shouldn't tear it down. We should make sure it stays the best and gets better.
FWIW I think that Bret Weinstein on Joe Rogan was right. TPBP want these cases to fail. They want riots. They want people to think that Trump is letting these cops off the hook for killing black people even if it's proven in court that there was no wrongdoing.
Here's the thing: we know Floyd WAS whacked out on drugs, because that's what the cops got called for. They weren't called over the fake twenty, they were called because Floyd was drugged out of his mind.
If he was being violent and acting irrationally due to drugs, then it entirely explains why the officer's thought they needed to use that much force to restrain him.
If they were justified in the level of force, the only issue we have is a poorly trained officer applied the force improperly.
We don't throw doctors in jail when they mess up and a patient dies. Why should we do the same for cops?
We should investigate the Minnesota PD to find out why they are hiring such incompetent officers and not training them.
The only case where the cops should be charged is if we find out they had any malicious intent to harm the victim.
I think most reasonable people see that video and get angered because 99% of the time that is absolutely not justified. If the world started and then 8 minutes and 46 seconds later Floyd died then 99.9% of the time of course the cops are guilty. Sure, there is a .1% chance that it was an accident, but that's about it if there was no other context.
But that's not the case here. We 100% do not know the full story that will come out in the court trials and to think otherwise is fucking ridiculous.
What if Floyd was whacked out on drugs and whispered in Chauvin's ear that if he didn't kill him then his family would be murdered before he got home by someone who already invaded his house? Sure, the chances of this is like 1/999999999999999999999999999999999999999 but it's absolutely possible... and that's my point. There are so many possibilities that we don't know, and we should always strive for truth rather than emotional attacks at the innocent--or potentially innocent.
No, our courts obviously don't get everything right... but we've got the best system around and we shouldn't tear it down. We should make sure it stays the best and gets better.
FWIW I think that Bret Weinstein on Joe Rogan was right. TPBP want these cases to fail. They want riots. They want people to think that Trump is letting these cops off the hook for killing black people even if it's proven in court that there was no wrongdoing.
Here's the thing: we know Floyd WAS whacked out on drugs, because that's what the cops got called for. They weren't called over the fake twenty, they were called because Floyd was drugged out of his mind.
If he was being violent and acting irrationally due to drugs, then it entirely explains why the officer's thought they needed to use that much force to restrain him.
If they were justified in the level of force, the only issue we have is a poorly trained officer applied the force improperly.
We don't throw doctors in jail when they mess up and a patient dies. Why should we do the same for cops?
We should investigate the Minnesota PD to find out why they are hiring such incompetent officers and not training them.
The only case where the cops should be charged is if we find out they had any malicious intent to harm the victim.
I absolutely agree with everything you said. I’d like to see the full video like Rayshard Brooks.