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"There is no justifiable reason for a police officer to murder an unarmed person."

True, but circular, because "murder" means "an unjustifiable, illegal killing." The police who killed Floyd, or were there when he died, haven't been convicted of murder. And, for some reason, the media ran with an edited-down version of the video and the story for months to make everyone think this was clearly a murder by police. It seems like the real story may be something more complex and different--Floyd was high, had a cardiac event when resisting arrest, and died possibly due to the drugs or the combination of the drugs and the police use of force. It certainly hasn't been proven that the cops crushed his neck in a deliberate attempt to kill him. And he wasn't in a "chokehold," as far as I'm aware.