We witnessed something good this week. To my mind it was a kind of triumph.
America had been through a horrible time: a gruesome murder on a Minneapolis street, seen on tape nationwide and showing an act that could hardly be mistaken for anything but what it was, the cruel extinguishing of a human life. It shook people. It was followed by civic convulsion—mass protests, riots with innocent people hurt and shop owners burned out. All during a pandemic, with the country in lockdown.
All this has been going on since Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd early in the evening of May 25, 2020, 11 months ago. It was a lot for a country, a people, to take in and process.in this space about driving while black and legislating while black, summed it up: “George Floyd died because Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck and stopped him from breathing for more than nine minutes. There is no question in my mind that the jury reached the right verdict.
What did the verdict mean? It meant that black lives matter, George Floyd’s life mattered, the police aren’t above the law, the system worked. It meant a jury of your peers confirmed what your eyes saw. It meant the American nation, which spends so much time putting itself down, retains something that has long distinguished it: a conscience to which an appeal can be made. The entire nation saw that video and did not look away.
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opinion Peggynoonannyc FLOYD=6 burglaries,3 car thefts,multiple illegal trespasses, an ongoing cocaine and alcohol addiction,committing 2 violent home invasions,3 armed robberies dealing Fentanyl and Meth,passing counterfeit money,beating 4 victims senseless and being arrested 23 times since 1998,
opinion Peggynoonannyc When White Officer attack black people , it is the issue of racism, human rights, 2nd/3rd degree and it is protested all over the world. And, when the black guy attacks the Asian American in subway, or supermarkets, it is not racist, or case of human rights.
opinion Peggynoonannyc Police should not have the authority to summarily execute someone they suspect of missing a court date, taking drugs, anything that does not directly effect their loss of life. Grapple, using various arm locks, pepper spray if needed, tase if needed. No drawing beads on suspects.
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opinion Peggynoonannyc George was a criminal...the event changed the world.
opinion Peggynoonannyc Guilty
opinion Peggynoonannyc What about Tony Timpa