The root problem is not the cops. Well, the abusive cops seriously aggravate the problem. And the police is the enforcement arm of the system. But the root ca

The root problem is not the cops. Well, the abusive cops seriously aggravate the problem. And the police is the enforcement arm of the system. But the root cause is the economic system on which America is built, and which it enforces throughout the world with its military, and enforces domestically with its militarized police. Predatory capitalism has run its course for the past 500 years. It’s all about extracting from the poor, and feeding it to the rich, the well connected, and the powerful. In this case, the rich are the white wealthy Americans, and they have been at the top of the ladder for the past 300 years in America. America needs a new economic system. What’s the point of making $15/hour, or $30,000/year, when your rent costs you $15,000/year, or 50% of your gross income? You barely have any money left over for other mandatory necessities. Meanwhile, the oligarchs that owns the stock market and Wall Street, and Fortune 1000 companies, lives lofty lives, and Bezos is about to become the world’s first Trillionaire. And if they fail, and screw up the economy for everyone else, then well, they’ll just get another bailout. The poor ends up paying for it, since costs go up for everyone. But in an alternate universe, Floyd was arrested because he was suspected of using a fake $20 bill. But somehow, he drives a Mercedes Benz SUV, which is a rather fancy vehicle for someone to be driving, who’s suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill. The rents are too high. The cost of living is too high. The wealth distribution is not even. And what we have right now in America, is run-away capitalism, where the rich takes all the money. And the poor, the destitute, and especially the minorities continue to suffer. This fosters a society where poor people are destitute, And they resort to unlawful things, and the larger society mandates tougher cops and tougher predatory criminal laws. Which feeds ever more on itself, in a vicious cycle, until something finally breaks. And that’s what we have this week, with the death of Floyd, and the nationwide protests. If you can solve the economic system, then maybe, you can get cops who are not afraid of minorities. But to be honest, I have little hope of either issues ever being solved.