US police brutality item

[Pat Mustard]

The city's mayor is to blame for his statement IMO - talk about buying into a prevailing narrative wholesale:

“Being black in America should not be a death sentence,” the city’s mayor said as video of the arrest was widely shared.

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On a manacled suspect. Who wasn’t resisting. This cop is a bad guy, racist or not.

Boru

How do you know he wasn't resisting pre "knee on neck" ?

Why was the mayor wrong to say it? Black people die younger, have more health complicatikns, are gicen worse education, are murdered without consequence by state actors and caucasians, are far more likely to be heavily punished for minor crimes or even while innocent. And it's all becauee of the racist nature of the systems of power in the US.

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The cop, Chauvin, has been charged with 3rd degree murder.  There's absolutely no excuse for what he did and, frankly, I think the other officers should be charged with something for standing by and not doing anything.

From my understanding the cops opened fire on the peaceful protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets, perhaps precipitating the riots.

Just to be clear, as far as I'm concerned, there is no excuse for rioting or looting and those involved deserve to have the book thrown at them, preferably wrapped around a brick.

Whoever allowed Chauvin to stay on the force despite his career long pattern of criminal behaviour should be up for negligent manslaughter, at the very least.