(06-07-2020, 07:55 PM)jj82284 Wrote:

(06-07-2020, 07:24 PM)Last42min Wrote: So, she titles her video, "I do not support George Floyd," where she says she doesn't see him as a martyr for blacks. That's the context. You rephrase it "She opposes George Floyd." Not even remotely the same thing.  Fundamentally changes her position. Why are you such a disingenuous person? Get better, grifter.

In reality... He's not a martyr.  It doesn't matter in the context of his killing, what happened to him was murder and should be punished as such.  That said, as a person of faith I was disturbed at the level of idolatry and deification that surrounds someone who strong arm robbed and pistol whipped a pregnant woman.  When he passed away he was high on fentanyl and meth amphetamines.  If he was driving, then that means he was driving under the influence of an elicit substance and could have truly killed anyone at random.  He's not a hero, he's not a martyr.  He was in the wrong place at the wrong time doing the wrong thing.  

To perpetuate the idea of racial motivation, there is always a ploy by the left to glorify those who die @ the hands of police.  In the case of Michael Brown, we heard for months "young man, about to start college that week."  Then it turns out that he's on video strong arm robbing a store, assaulting the store clerk and he was the subject of the BOLO that Darren Wilson responded too.  Then we find out that all the people who testified under oath about "Hands Up Don't Shoot" lied about it and had to be allowed to recant their testimony.  Some of those who falsely testified to the Grand Jury flat out admitted they weren't even there when the shooting took place.  Those people should have been charged for perjury.  

In the case of Freddie Gray, you have a known drug dealer turned into a folk hero.  

Ahmaud Aubrey, news outlets are still pushing this "out for a jog" narrative, when video clearly shows that he was fleeing a potential crime scene.  

The media doesn't care if the country burns down.  They are safe behind their locked doors and gated communities with their 8 figure salaries.  Those of us who have to live in the world have to suffer the consequences of their ideology.

Dude.. we don't know why there was fentanyl in his system.  It may have been prescribed to him. Even if we knew for sure he was using it recreationally, it changes nothing.  He should not be dead, not the way he died anyhow.  You agree.  But there are many others who also should not be dead. For me this is mainly about reforming the police, and making social work a separate task from policing. I think you agree with that too.  The part you disagree about is adding it to the ongoing list of racial grievances out there.  I do think it belongs on the list, and I think the list is still worth discussing.  But can we just agree to disagree about that for now?

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