archie bunker Loc: Texas

He didn't know that at the time, and defended his life with the means he had at hand.

I don't bash on cops. They're just doing a job that they thought was a calling when they took it.
Sure, there are some power infused dicks out there, but percentage wise I'd say they are a minority.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Just heard an interesting statistic on the news from a black scholar. For every ONE black killed by a policeman there are TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN blacks killed by other black men. So if you are out there protesting the police, you're a hypocrite, dupe, or useful idiot. Because, if you really cared about injustice you would protest the blacks that are killing other blacks.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I agree with you. Every thing you said is true

Big Dolly

I'm Big Dolly and I'm an Independent because both the Democratic party and the Republican party have been disappointing to me, so I study each candidate's profile, public service history, etc., then pick the one who I believe is best suited for the job. I guess you could say that I'm like an employer going over job applications and resumes.
As for your questions, a black man, George Floyd, died while three police officers had him pinned to the ground. One of them, Derek (?) Chauvin, had his knee pressed into Mr. Floyd's neck. At some point, one or more of the officers realized that Mr. Floyd was in some kind of medical distress and called 911, yet all three officers continued to keep Mr. Floyd pinned instead of attempting to administer first aid until an ambulance arrived and as a result, Mr. Floyd died. I watched a news video several times, Mr. Floyd made no attempt to resist arrest that I could see, anyway. You can Google the video of Mr. Floyd's arrest and draw your own conclusions, but this much I know: two of the officers, Derek Chauvin and an Asian officer, Tou Thao (this may or may not be the correct spelling of his name) have a history of complaints against them. It's believed that Mr. Floyd's death was racially motivated since Mr. Floyd was black and Officer Chauvin is white. All four officers were arrested and are charged with third degree murder and manslaughter, at least that's the last I heard. The protesters are calling attention to police brutality and racism and the need for reforms to curtail these problems nationwide. As for the looting, vandalism and arson, those perpetrating these crimes are simply opportunistic and care nothing for justice or reforms. I hope this answers at least some of your questions.

Big Kahuna

You would think the BLM racists would want to defund Planned Parenthood for murdering their millions of black innocent babies!! Haven't seen any black groups rioting and calling for justice over these millions of murders!

Big Kahuna

Keep the police, I would rather see leftists defunded, deballed and shipped to North Korea or Siberia to work at hard labor the rest of their lives. Utopia would finally be realized throughout the world with these sicko leftists gone.

Big Kahuna

It always amazes me how blacks have made heroes out of the thugs that have dragged down our society. All these recent blacks that have been roughed up by the cops have had extensive rap sheets. I haven't seen one black with a clean record. Let's make blacks who are hard working, honest and have no rap sheets the poster people for black society and not the criminal element.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

It reminds me of my younger siblings who would get mad when I won something and then pitched a fit because I was older and didn't let them win. Pretty much the same thing. My older sibling never let me win either. Oh, well.

CodyCoonhound Loc: Redbone Country

Watch short clip from Jesse Watters. Just maybe he has the real answeer!
https://www.micdroppolitics.com/articles/jesse-waters-asks-the-question-no-one-is-supposed-to-mention/

Mike Easterday

They are hoodrats . They don't want to work . They just want to have whatever they want without effort.

Wonttakeitanymore

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves! Which means we all love equally! We respect one another as human beings created equally by God! We all bleed red!

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

For some I suspected the earnest desire of more acceptance and peacefulness.

For the others, the rioters and looters they don’t want anything but more of those things to take place, it’s their nature, it’s their game, it’s their opportunity without accountability or being arrested and put in jail for their hideous acts of destruction...You can’t change that, lack of character and moral standing isn’t something taught it’s something that already exists within yourself. Pretty sad isn’t it.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Like it!!! Absolutely right that will never work until the individual wants to make that change hoping that it’s a lot of individuals that want to make that change. Forcing will never accomplish anything.

We also need to stop grouping everyone into one category and recognize individuals or just that.

kemmer

Looting in the cities seems to be a well-orchestrated process. Film shows that as soon as windows are broken in stores, caravans of cars and vans pull up and people emerge to rush in and grab whatever they can. It was a tragicomedy to watch the crew pouring out of a Victoria's Secret store with armloads of bras and negligees.

Lt. Rob Polans ret.

You don't remember yesterday? Floyd was a hoax. An excuse, police brutality too but mostly to allow the animals to run free.