So I guess what I’m saying is, it’s nice to be “color blind.” I’m so glad that you don’t treat people of other races differently or look down upon them. Honestly, I am. But that also means that you don’t see the fear our fellow humans live with.
In today's hyperbolic, 24/7 news cycle, every outlet has their bias. More than ever it seems that the news is based more in sensationalized headlines, designed more for generating clicks than for informing the readers.
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So I guess what I’m saying is, it’s nice to be “color blind.” I’m so glad that you don’t treat people of other races differently or look down upon them. Honestly, I am. But that also means that you don’t see the fear our fellow humans live with.
There is nothing good about the case involving George Floyd. Police were called to the scene because a store owner reported that Mr. Floyd was highly intoxicated and paid for his purchase with fake currency. Neither of those alleged offenses are violent offenses. Floyd was in the driver's seat of the vehicle when officers arrived on scene. From the video that we have there is no indication that Mr. Floyd was resisting arrest, and the officers acknowledged that Mr. Floyd appeared to be in medical distress. Just from what is known right now, there seems to be no evidence that the restraint technique employed by (former) Officer Derek Chauvin was warranted, which could make him criminally liable for Mr. Floyd's death.