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Before I get into this, I should probably mention that I'm generally on the anti-cop side of the fence. I grew up in a very redneck environment out in the middle of nowhere in the Southeastern US, and probably 1/2-2/3 of the guys I grew up with and male members of my family had gotten into a fight with a cop at some point. That "thin blue line" shit doesn't really fly with me.
My thoughts on the whole thing, in no particular order:
- Derek Chauvin is a massive piece of shit. His history and the shit he's pulled is why people hate cops like they do. I'm glad that he's going to seemingly be locked up for a long time because the last thing he needs to be doing is carrying out his profession of being a cop.
- George Floyd was a massive piece of shit. While it's tragic that he died the way he did, and extrajudicial killings should absolutely not happen in an ideal world, society is probably better off with him dead.
- Nancy Pelosi is a fucking moron. "Thank you George Floyd for sacrificing your life for justice." I'm pretty sure he'd rather be alive you dumbfuck.
- There will be plenty of room for appeals, so this whole thing isn't over just yet. Maxine Waters didn't help the situation with her dumb shit (for international readers, this is absolutely grounds for a mistrial), but it's pretty much par for the course with her. Outside of that, this is still going to be a long, drawn-out ordeal.
On a somewhat related note, I very much support a complete and total overhaul of police training. In particular, I think they should be training a significant percentage of the hours they are paid for working each week. Moreover, I think the training involved to become a cop in the first place should be increased by a substantial amount.
Removing cops from the equation simply isn't going to work in the long run. The only option that leaves is reform.
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Originally Posted by spoonitnow
