I hope there are enough people with the common sense and the eyes to see that George Floyd was a known criminal, with horrible offenses under his belt, who was fighting with the police. And if you watch the entire video, the police did everything humanly possible to be fair and as gentle as possible with him. It was only at the end when everything they did, didn't work that they had to force him to the ground and pin him there. And that is common for people who will not comply and who are violent. The police HAVE to pin people down. It happens all the time. Of course, none of us want it to result in death, but it can and does happen when people fight and are non-compliant.
George Floyd took his OWN life in his hands when he broke the law, AND more importantly, when he fought with the cops. YOU CANNOT BLAME THE POLICE FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR RESULTING IN YOUR INJURY OR DEATH. IT'S YOUR FAULT, NO ONE ELSES.
So regardless of what the popular opinion is, and regardless of how many people, liberals and minorities say it's the cop's fault, it wasn't. And I am tired of people blaming their bad behavior on other people, cops included. You cannot be the ones who cause the highest percentage of the problems, then complain that that's how people treat you. It makes no sense. If you want to stop being treated like criminals, then stop breaking the freaking law. Seems simple enough to me.
I think people do want change, but there are a huge number of people who are thriving on the chaos of the moment, don't mistake that as fighting for justice. This has nothing to do with justice. Justice is not blaming the police for the consequences you faced by breaking the law.
And I know nobody wants to say it, but how many special programs, special laws, special organizations, special groups, special after-school programs etc. does this particular group need before they start being a part of the community, being a productive member of the community? After they get all these changes they're pushing for, is anyone telling me that they will suddenly get better grades in school, they'll suddenly start paying attention in school, start going to college, stop breaking the law, stop looting and stealing, stop committing violence in the streets?
Please tell me what will change?