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He died of a stroke. That's not exactly murder. On the other hand, Capitol police killed 4 unarmed citizens. If this were a BLM rally, and those people were
by abernard1 6y ago
He died of a stroke. That's not exactly murder.
On the other hand, Capitol police killed 4 unarmed citizens. If this were a BLM rally, and those people were black, we would never hear the end of it. We'd have to "say their name," irrespective of the circumstances of their death.
The woman who was killed on video is effectively nameless. She won't receive any encomiums or major press coverage.
- icebraining 6y agoI'm not even American and followed the events with idle curiosity, and I already know her name is Babbitt. NPR, The Guardian, NYTimes, etc all have headlines with it.
- ben_w 6y ago"""Officer Sicknick was responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol and was injured while physically engaging with protesters. He returned to his division office and collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The death of Officer Sicknick will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, the USCP, and our federal partners.""" - https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-colleague-brian-d-sicknick https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/loss-uscp-c...