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a full(er) quote: "George Floyd was killed by a police officer, and shouldn’t have been. He had not lived a virtuous life. He was convicted of several crimes,
by Chris2048 6y ago
a full(er) quote:
"George Floyd was killed by a police officer, and shouldn’t have been. He had not lived a virtuous life. He was convicted of several crimes, including armed robbery, which he seems to have committed to feed his drug habit. And he was high on drugs at the time of his arrest. But we do not kill such people. He committed sins, but we root for sinners to change their lives and convert to the Gospel."
-- link at https://newbostonpost.com/2020/06/17/m-i-t-catholic-chaplain-forced-out-over-email-message-about-george-floyd/ https://newbostonpost.com/2020/06/17/m-i-t-catholic-chaplain...
But most media outlets just quote "didn't live a virtuous life" in their own paraphrasing, as well as "I don't think we know that" - that strengthen those implications by removing any context that would otherwise soften them. It's very easy to assume was justifying the killing, given that no contrary quotes are given.
That's not to say that what he did say is ok/wise/sensitive, but much of the press are clearly sensationalising this.