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When is the last time a racial lynching happened that was not prosecuted or was utterly ignored by the local authorities? I don't deny such attitudes. But I wo
by starkd 4y ago
When is the last time a racial lynching happened that was not prosecuted or was utterly ignored by the local authorities?
I don't deny such attitudes. But I would be suprised if such attitudes extended to a complete abnegation of local authority to prosecute a lynching. Even in a sundown town.
- pixl97 4y agoLet's turn around and say "When was the last 'lynching' that WAS the authorities?" If George Floyd's murder had not been filmed Derek Chauvin would still be on the police force and not in prison. This is why you should watch the video attached in my previous reply. Especially in the south the local authorities were actively involved in gathering slaves (remember prison slavery is legal to this day in the US).
- starkd 4y agoFirst, Derek Chauvin was prosecuted, and not just because there was video evidence. Every time a black person gets shot by the police (even when it is justified) we still know about it. There have been other such situations that were investigated. They are not ignored. Second, George Floyd was not "lynched". It's even debateable if there were even racial motivations to the case. He ultimately died of a fentanyl overdose, and there is video evidence he was out of control at the time. Not to excuse Chauvin, but I'm not going to try to read his mind or judge his character on the basis that "he looks like a white supremicist" sitting in court. Saying cases exist but we simply don't know about it, is dodging the question. You can't prove a negative. That's just being disingenuous. Where is the proof that lynchings are occuring but they are just being swept under the rug?
- alphabettsy 4y ago> He ultimately died of a fentanyl overdose, and there is video evidence he was out of control at the time. Neither of these things are true.
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- starkd 4y agoIt was a debate in the trial, but the presence of drugs can not be ruled out. "An autopsy found methamphetamine and fentanyl in Floyd’s system at the time of his death. Investigators also found pills contained methamphetamine and fentanyl inside Floyd’s SUV and the backseat of a squad car officers tried to push him into. "Schleicher pointed jurors toward the testimony of a forensic toxicologist who found fentanyl levels were “well below the ratio” of people who die from an overdose and a “very low” level of methamphetamine in blood taken from Floyd at the hospital." https://apnews.com/article/trials-us-news-death-of-george-floyd-racial-injustice-a7c9b49984016908d0bdbb385db66ec1 https://apnews.com/article/trials-us-news-death-of-george-fl...
- alphabettsy 4y agoI’m gonna suggest you do some self reflection into why you believe this narrative despite your own evidence to the contrary and how it might be linked to your trivialization of racism. I promise you they’re connected.
- rascul 4y ago> He ultimately died of a fentanyl overdose No, two autopsys and a jury determined that he died from a knee on his neck.
- starkd 4y agoNot so clear cut. The forensic expert Michael Baden said there was drugs involved. https://apnews.com/article/trials-us-news-death-of-george-floyd-racial-injustice-a7c9b49984016908d0bdbb385db66ec1 https://apnews.com/article/trials-us-news-death-of-george-fl...