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<blockquote data-quote="MartyMcFly" data-source="post: 1497113" data-attributes="member: 22678"><p>I just watched the video today and it confirms what I have read. Sure, the drugs are a factor that for some reason the media and many celebrities and politicians accidentally overlook. I am fine with the initial takedown. However, after he stopped resisting and was handcuffed and subdued, they should have put him in the squad car. There were 4 police officers present. If Floyd started fighting again after being lifted up, they have the right to take him down again or hit him with a baton. </p><p></p><p>Chauvin went way too far and was too aggressive. If it was 30 seconds too long, I could accept the mistake. However, this is a clear case of the policeman going too far. </p><p></p><p>There is room for nuance. I am not a fan of blue lives matter even though I will support the police in many cases (although sometimes they are forced to enforce unfair laws passed by bad politicians). This is because I am against hate crime laws. If a police officer is killed, the criminal should be punished the same as if he killed a cook or a plumber. To me, most violent crimes are 'hate crimes.' I feel the same about 'hate crime laws' regarding religion and race and sex. If I attack you because you are Jewish or black or white or I attack you because you are wearing a New York Yankees shirt or you have green hair, I should be treated the same in the court of law. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lives_Matter[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Blue Lives Matter</em></strong><em> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countermovement" target="_blank">countermovement</a> in the United States advocating that those who are prosecuted and convicted of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_police_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty" target="_blank">killing law enforcement officers</a> should be sentenced under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime" target="_blank">hate crime</a> statutes</em></p><p></p><p>I dislike BLM because they criticize All Lives Matter. Basically, their group seems very racially motivated. I dislike Antifa and Communism because these two groups seem to be quite totalitarian in many ways.</p><p></p><p>Many issues are not black and white only even if many Americans want to make things that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MartyMcFly, post: 1497113, member: 22678"] I just watched the video today and it confirms what I have read. Sure, the drugs are a factor that for some reason the media and many celebrities and politicians accidentally overlook. I am fine with the initial takedown. However, after he stopped resisting and was handcuffed and subdued, they should have put him in the squad car. There were 4 police officers present. If Floyd started fighting again after being lifted up, they have the right to take him down again or hit him with a baton. Chauvin went way too far and was too aggressive. If it was 30 seconds too long, I could accept the mistake. However, this is a clear case of the policeman going too far. There is room for nuance. I am not a fan of blue lives matter even though I will support the police in many cases (although sometimes they are forced to enforce unfair laws passed by bad politicians). This is because I am against hate crime laws. If a police officer is killed, the criminal should be punished the same as if he killed a cook or a plumber. To me, most violent crimes are 'hate crimes.' I feel the same about 'hate crime laws' regarding religion and race and sex. If I attack you because you are Jewish or black or white or I attack you because you are wearing a New York Yankees shirt or you have green hair, I should be treated the same in the court of law. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lives_Matter[/URL] [B][I]Blue Lives Matter[/I][/B][I] is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countermovement']countermovement[/URL] in the United States advocating that those who are prosecuted and convicted of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_police_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty']killing law enforcement officers[/URL] should be sentenced under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_crime']hate crime[/URL] statutes[/I] I dislike BLM because they criticize All Lives Matter. Basically, their group seems very racially motivated. I dislike Antifa and Communism because these two groups seem to be quite totalitarian in many ways. Many issues are not black and white only even if many Americans want to make things that way. [/QUOTE]
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