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[–]SaidOverRed 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Not even a minute in and he starts off on the wrong foot. George "Fentanyl" Floyd wasn't killed. He committed suicide when he decided to "speedball". There's a reason regular druggies know not to do this. He was even aware of his impending, strung-out doom when he repeated "I'm going to die" while fighting going from his car to the cop car and instead begged "I'll go to the ground, please." He wanted to die there. Suicide by cop is real. The real shame is the police had no idea that they were being used this way. It begs the euthanasia question again.

Anyway, no point in watching the other ten minutes.

[–]slushpilot[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think the George Floyd case is totally besides the point of what he's saying—but nobody's making you watch it.

What I find more interesting is his criticism of the protesters "gang-like" behaviour—like closing ranks, refusing to take responsibility, not calling out their "bad apples", and using personal safety as an excuse for violence.

He's not necessarily saying that's how the cops behave (or if they do, then it's secondary to the main point), but the protesters are doing precisely the worst of the things they are accusing against the police.

[–]Druullus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The cops deal with the worst shit society has to offer, on our behalf.

[–]SaidOverRed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for the synopsis I was unwilling to do.