Chauvin Murder Trial

[Anomalocaris]

That’s interesting. A majority of each group agreed with the verdict. It would be even more interesting to know what percentage of those who disagreed still thought he was guilty, but of a lesser charge.

Boru

I wonder overall,  how many of these who thought the verdict was wrong actually think Chavin did not kill a man in circumstances where had the man been white, the killing would have been intolerable, and how many thinks  chavin’s act met an unwritten necessity to kill black men from time to time to keep the black community cowered in order to establish or maintain a notional social order they think to be right.

Some probing questions I’ve asked of the not guilty partisan reveals a good percentage actually believe the latter.   When challenged, they do not focus on defending the proposition that what chavin did was illegal killing,  instead jump right to how affirmative actions in their opinion have already embedded too many unqualified blacks in places where they are regarded as unqualified or they do not belong, and how crime rates amongst the black community is high, etc

To them, whether chavin is guilty or not is irrelevant.   He should not be found guilty because that would lessen an appropriate sense of vulnerability to police that would keep blacks in their place.