• BassaForte@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Whatever George Floyd actually did wrong, it should not have resulted in him being killed by a cops knee on his neck.

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        1 year ago

        Here’s a thought experiment. Say we have roving death squads deputized to kill bad guys at will. What happens when the death squad guy turns out to be a bad guy? How do you prevent the death squad guys from killing whoever they want? Or even each other? The best answer we’ve come up with so far is a fair trial.

        If a man points a gun at someone, they are a threat. If a man is completely subdued and immobilized, face down on the ground, completely surrounded, they no longer pose a threat. Killing someone who does not pose a threat is murder.

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        1 year ago

        I feel exactly the same way about the America-hating, freedom-destroying trump simps