More "largely peaceful" Portland protests

[SunsetBengal]

(08-30-2020, 08:47 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Being completely honest, the officer's actions in that case were so beyond the pale that at this point it doesn't really matter if that's what killed Floyd or not.  Everyone here knows I'm going to err on the side of giving law enforcement the benefit of the doubt, but that officer acted in such an egregious manner that he was never going to get that benefit.  His actions were inexcusable.  The actual cause of Floyd's death really only matters for the officer's criminal trial now, and that of the other officers.  The damage that officer did is irrevocably done, in every way possible.

(08-30-2020, 08:56 PM)Von Cichlid Wrote: That doesn't really change anything, for two reasons:

1.  The cop still acted terribly.

2.  The rioting has morphed well beyond police brutality anyway.  That was true way back when statues of Columbus and founding fathers were being toppled. 

That being said, the Floyd incident was the catalyst.  The real statement about human nature to me is that now he has murals all over America and every one is saying his name, but before that no one cared enough about him to give him $20.00.

I completely agree with both of you, the LEO's actions were inexcusable.  

The reason that I felt compelled to share this article and it's findings, is because many people try to portray George Floyd as just some guy that was minding his own business, and was viciously attacked by the police.  The fact of the matter is, the police are typically never called on anyone that was "minding their own business".  The guy had taken fatal levels of lethal drugs, he was causing a disturbance and the police were called.