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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy opinion on what this whole Rittenhouse killing trial message should be
None of this would have happened if there had been a proper response to the murder of George Floyd.
For example, it should not have taken a protest and a private video to get an investigation into how Floyd died.
The police report should have told the truth about how Floyd died, right from the beginning. And, when it was found that the police had lied, serious consequences should have taken place for the police that lied.
When the system is lying and falsifying police reports, it forces people to have to protest in the streets to get justice.
The police are responsible for starting the protests last summer, period. If they hadn't lied, and had taken it upon themselves to police their own, all of this would not have taken place.
The police are also guilty of making this whole thing about race. If they had done the right thing, it wouldn't have appeared that Floyd's death had been treated differently than any other police brutality case, and chances are it would not have appeared to have been covered up because of racism.
It should be easy in this country to investigate the police, but it is not. That is a big part of the problem.
Please do not assume that I am anti-police. I am not. I am for justice and good police that uphold our laws and justice.
End of rant.
Srkdqltr
(6,129 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,262 posts)A 17 year old possessing an illegally obtained weapon crossed state lines hunting violence, found it, shot and killed someone.
And again, how could the police and politicians, the ones that we pay to prevent violence, have helped to prevent this?
For one thing, local law enforcement could have enforced the curfew that night uniformly. They could have told everyone, even the ones with guns, to leave the street. Instead they treated the untrained militia-types as equals and the rest of the crowd as lawbreakers because of a curfew.
Wannabes like Rittenhouse walking around armed after curfew don't help to bring down anger and hostility. Addressing the issues of why people think they need to protest should be the first line.
I think it all comes down to fair treatment. Treat everyone the same. Everyone obeys the same rules, that way there are less people attempting to get justice by going to the streets.
My opinion.
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)..and, so it seems, racist AF. Because "Backing the Blue" was code for "Law & Order" was code for "Busing" was code for Arrest the Black guy...
That said, Kyle's buddy testified on day one they'd listened to the news and watched the violence, and then *decided* to drive towards it, armed with AR-15s and slings, looking to use them on _______. (Your answer here)
I don't care how many bandaids and tylenol kyle carried in his Medic/EMT/Oh, yeah, lifeguard level first aid kit. He wasn't there to rescue anyone from drowning. He didn't provide any first aid to the first guy he shot, or the second, or the third.
Nopety, nope, nope.
He played virtual reality games in real reality and really killed people on purpose. Then pissed his 17year old pants. He's on trial because he's white. If he were Other, he'd be another dead kid.
xmas74
(29,659 posts)If his mother hadn't been such a lazy,racist sack of shit and kept his ass at home. If she had done her damn job and said he couldn't go play across state lines in a city that was under curfew due to civil unrest we wouldn't be in this situation.
Yes, what you said applies but in this situation the solution was simple: his mother needed to be a parent.
Ohioboy
(3,223 posts)xmas74
(29,659 posts)In our country's right wingers. That's a major problem.
They want instant gratification and want to be idolized every time they break wind. They refuse to accept any consequences for their actions.
Poiuyt
(18,087 posts)Times vary but yes, she drove him.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,153 posts)As long as we're talking about if's, if the institution of police was actually "good" then they wouldn't have murdered Floyd in the first place, nor would they have felt like they were justified in doing so.
WarGamer
(12,106 posts)But when you go out and break the law the "reason" you did it is kinda' irrelevant.
a molotov cocktail tossed through a Walgreens window isn't somehow appropriate in any situation.