Comment by miguelmota
5 years ago
It could have all been ended before the rioting started if the police officer was charged for his actions. Obviously looting is wrong but peaceful protests obviously aren't working either.
5 years ago
It could have all been ended before the rioting started if the police officer was charged for his actions. Obviously looting is wrong but peaceful protests obviously aren't working either.
They were fired and will face the justice system, which while it normally moves slowly, will move a little faster in this case thanks to top down pressure.
I don't see how in a country with independent judiciary anything more can be done.
> They were fired and will face the justice system
If I shot someone on video[0], I would be charged with a crime, likely homicide, that day and in jail until a bail hearing. At which point I might have the option to leave jail until my trial.
In this case the officer was arrested 3 days later (about an hour ago at time of writing), and only due to pressure from both citizens and politicians. Without that, it may have taken longer to charge him, or he may not have been charged at all, just like the other multiple times this officer killed someone.
That's a double standard. The police should serve the people, not be above them or immune to oversight.
[0]: A white person, if I shot a black person, the DA's office might try to cover it up and I'd only get arrested a month later after protests: https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shooting-georg...
I agree, they should have reacted immediately. It is a double standard.
How fast would the justice system have moved if it was a black person killing a cop as opposed to a cop killing a black person?
Conservatives are too busy playing victim on social media to be worried about how African Americans are unfairly targeted and killed by police. They're mad that the President isn't allowed to encourage it.
How are you so sure?
They were already evading justice before the video came out (the internal police analysis was obviously false). Pantaleo was never charged for Garner's death. In other cases we have seen video evidence excluded from trial and officers walk.
I'm not remotely confident that this will lead to convictions.
Update, the cop was just charged with third degree murder and manslaughter. They could have acted faster, but at least they're acting. I hope they make an example of the guy, but I have my doubts seeing how other similar situations went at trial.
It could have all been ended when the bystander peacefully asked the police to stop putting the knee on Floyd's neck. Obviously violence is never the answer, but it's hardly surprising in this case.
He and his colleagues were immediately fired and he has since been charged for his actions. It hasn't even been a week, what more do you want?
edit: s/charged/arrested
It should be noted that the police arrested a journalist from CNN faster than they arrested the guilty officer.
He's been arrested after 3 days of rioting. I'd like to see the other 3 arrested as well, since they're accessories.
Oh, and I want a perp walk. All the usual stuff that happens to other people. And then it's time to talk about the doctrine of qualified immunity and a whole lot of other things.
That's not correct, none of the four officers involved have been charged yet.
He has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
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This is a nation wide issue and has been for centuries
Isn't the racial intent a bit presumptuous at this point?
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