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It could have all been ended before the rioting started if the police officer was charged for his actions. Obviously looting is wrong but peaceful protests obvi
by miguelmota 6y ago
It could have all been ended before the rioting started if the police officer was charged for his actions. Obviously looting is wrong but peaceful protests obviously aren't working either.
- eloff 6y agoThey were fired and will face the justice system, which while it normally moves slowly, will move a little faster in this case thanks to top down pressure. I don't see how in a country with independent judiciary anything more can be done.
- troyvit 6y agoHow fast would the justice system have moved if it was a black person killing a cop as opposed to a cop killing a black person?
- techntoke 6y agoConservatives are too busy playing victim on social media to be worried about how African Americans are unfairly targeted and killed by police. They're mad that the President isn't allowed to encourage it.
- UncleMeat 6y agoHow are you so sure? They were already evading justice before the video came out (the internal police analysis was obviously false). Pantaleo was never charged for Garner's death. In other cases we have seen video evidence excluded from trial and officers walk. I'm not remotely confident that this will lead to convictions.
- joshuamorton 6y ago> They were fired and will face the justice system If I shot someone on video[0], I would be charged with a crime, likely homicide, that day and in jail until a bail hearing. At which point I might have the option to leave jail until my trial. In this case the officer was arrested 3 days later (about an hour ago at time of writing), and only due to pressure from both citizens and politicians. Without that, it may have taken longer to charge him, or he may not have been charged at all, just like the other multiple times this officer killed someone. That's a double standard. The police should serve the people, not be above them or immune to oversight. [0]: A white person, if I shot a black person, the DA's office might try to cover it up and I'd only get arrested a month later after protests: https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georgia.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georg...
- eloff 6y agoI agree, they should have reacted immediately. It is a double standard.
- eloff 6y agoUpdate, the cop was just charged with third degree murder and manslaughter. They could have acted faster, but at least they're acting. I hope they make an example of the guy, but I have my doubts seeing how other similar situations went at trial.
- annexrichmond 6y agoHe and his colleagues were immediately fired and he has since been charged for his actions. It hasn't even been a week, what more do you want? edit: s/charged/arrested
- sfkdjf9j3j 6y agoThat's not correct, none of the four officers involved have been charged yet.
- annexrichmond 6y agoHe has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
- wnoise 6y agoHe hadn't been an hour ago, when he wrote that comment.
- weston 6y agoIt should be noted that the police arrested a journalist from CNN faster than they arrested the guilty officer.
- baby 6y agoThis is a nation wide issue and has been for centuries
- annexrichmond 6y agoIsn't the racial intent a bit presumptuous at this point?
- LordDragonfang 6y agoI'm perfectly fine with measures holding cops more accountable for killing unarmed men and women of any race, sure.
- mmcnl 6y agoIt could have all been ended when the bystander peacefully asked the police to stop putting the knee on Floyd's neck. Obviously violence is never the answer, but it's hardly surprising in this case.