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Minneappolis
May. 29th, 2020 01:44 pmAll this happening in Minneappolis is making my head spin and my heart ache. Trying to come up with any coherent comment on it is pretty much not happening from me right now. It's not like it isn't worth my attention, it's just that one last thing on the pile of BS over the last few months that I'm having trouble engaging.
But to be clear:
The cops were 100% in the wrong. The cops involved in the murder need to be held accountable, and the department(and policing in general) needs to be looked at very carefully to make sure this doesn't happen again. Not just "oh, here's what went wrong in this specific case here's a rule addressing just that", but a ground up review of everything and disbanding departments and starting from scratch should be on the table.
Looting is nowhere near as bad as the state tyranny and police brutality that has provoked it. Sure, I'd love it if they could find a way to solve problems and draw attention without resorting to looting, but, well, they get branded as traitors for something as simple and peaceful as taking a knee... and their issues never get addressed. Eventually they'll strike out and take recompense where they can get it and draw attention however they can. Don't like it? Next time, make sure they are listened to before it gets to this point.
This country can be better than this, but I'm losing hope it ever actually will be.
But to be clear:
The cops were 100% in the wrong. The cops involved in the murder need to be held accountable, and the department(and policing in general) needs to be looked at very carefully to make sure this doesn't happen again. Not just "oh, here's what went wrong in this specific case here's a rule addressing just that", but a ground up review of everything and disbanding departments and starting from scratch should be on the table.
Looting is nowhere near as bad as the state tyranny and police brutality that has provoked it. Sure, I'd love it if they could find a way to solve problems and draw attention without resorting to looting, but, well, they get branded as traitors for something as simple and peaceful as taking a knee... and their issues never get addressed. Eventually they'll strike out and take recompense where they can get it and draw attention however they can. Don't like it? Next time, make sure they are listened to before it gets to this point.
This country can be better than this, but I'm losing hope it ever actually will be.
