Opinion
All black lives matter, but not all of them matter to Black Lives Matter
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| June 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Black lives matter. That statement is undeniably true, but not all black lives matter to the group Black Lives Matter. Apparently, retired police Capt. David Dorn of St. Louis was not worthy of the same outrage as George Floyd. Dorn was gunned down by looters after answering an alarm at a pawnshop belonging to a friend. Black Lives Matter was silent. An arrest was made. Black Lives Matter was silent. As it turns out, it’s not the life that matters to Black Lives Matter, it’s the person who killed them.
It’s hard to find anyone in this country who wasn’t outraged by the murder of Floyd. There have been other accusations of police brutality that divided public opinion. The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was another flashpoint. Black Lives Matter was outraged. Sports celebrities wore T-shirts with “Hands up, don’t shoot†on them. Former President Barack Obama’s Justice Department with Eric Holder at the helm promised justice. After a thorough investigation, it came to the same conclusion as the FBI and a grand jury. Brown was killed after trying to wrest a gun away from a police officer, then he charged at the officer when he tried to arrest him. The whole “hands up, don’t shoot†narrative was found to be a fantasy.
The Floyd killing was different. We all watched in horror as policemen pinned him to the ground, one with his knee on his neck, for an excruciatingly long time, even after his arms were handcuffed behind his back. All of the officers have now been charged.
This should have been a unifying moment for America, but it wasn’t.
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