Waiting for the trump statement to be released declaring the Minneapolis cops who murdered George Floyd to be good people…
Mr. Floyd died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by an officer’s knee, in an episode that was recorded on video by a bystander, inciting condemnation and protests.
What We Know About the Death of George Floyd, New York Times, May 27, 2020
President Donald Trump seemed to encourage police to be more violent in handling potential offenders during a speech to law enforcement officers today.
“Please don’t be too nice,” he said to the audience in Long Island, New York.
Trump to police: ‘Please don’t be too nice’ to suspects, ABC News, July 28, 2017
#GEORGEFLOYD
#KILLINGINTHENAMEOF
#WAKEUP
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
This is the depths to which Trump’s America has sunk.
I think back to how naïve I was when President Obama was first elected, assuming we had turned a corner toward righteousness…