I think the vast majority of people agree with the premise of the George Flyod protests and what happened to him was wrong. So what is the next step? Specifically what would the protesters (and others) like to see happen? It would be interesting to hear specific ideas and not vague calls for reform and change.
Black Lives Matter said the following:
“They want to see the arrest of all the officers involved [in the murder of George Floyd]. They want to have no more terror, no more police terror in their communities,” Cullors said. “Everybody wants to be apologized to. Everybody wants to be told, ‘I'm sorry. What I did was wrong. It was unacceptable. We won't do it again and, in fact, this is how we change.’”
I think this is the overall goal, but exactly how do we get there? If you could make some changes what would they be and why do you think they would work?
I believe what happened during the detainment of Mr. Floyd was a tragedy, and I believe the case should be investigated and the appropriate charges brought.
I also the department they worked for needs investigated as well, and some questions answered and addressed as to proper training of police men and women, and any issues with PTSD appropriately addressed and periodically examined.
From reporting I have heard that there were previous incidents of this nature with Chauvin, and I think those issues should have been addressed appropriately or should have been addressed prior to this event (including dismissal) and they obviously were tolerated within that department and that is a serious departmental issue which should be addressed.
However, I lived in the ghetto (the part of town even sane black people won't go in) and where I lived there was an excessive amount of crime, so much so police didn't have time to even allow you to report minor crimes (we once had our tags stolen off our car and the cops told us it wasn't serious enough for them to even file a report on it, they had far bigger things on their plate to do than deal with such a small incident)
That left me having to check neighborhood security cameras from nearby businesses, and we literally tracked down the "who" of who stole our plates and got them back.
Which is, in my opinion, what cops should be doing... but there is so much
serious domestic violence, rapes. murders, robbery, drive by shootings and more that such minor things simply don't get on the radar.
I've seen with my own eyes cops allow convicted felons to throw their weapons/guns so they didn't get the more serious parole violations and firearms charges...
drugs are sold on every street corner people do drugs openly at bus stops without caring if cops are around to see... the whole of some areas are seriously frightening, and if there wasn't police presence no one on earth could live in those areas.
So are there more blacks being arrested? Yes. But there isn't the abuse of power or terrorism by police BLM wants to cry about.
You don't see in white neighborhoods what you see in ghettos, white people keep their dirt under the rug so to speak and most really are polite and kind. Ghettos it's in your face, and it has its own rules to live by. The only thing standing between law abiding citizens and anarchy is the police, and I have nothing but respect for what they do and what they deal with.
I've seen it, I've lived it and commend the cops for the job I've personally seen them do.
