Thread was never about me until we came to the part about “your kind”. Some of you were looking at things from one perspective whereas I was looking at it from another, but apparently since I was not looking at it like some of the others, something is clearly wrong with me. Right? Everybody’s different, but are somehow expected to act the same or think the same.
Not one time did I speak ill of Mr Floyd. I did, however, state that some people took advantage of the situation to steal under the guise of being angry over the incident. I also stated that I disputed the comment about violence by police getting out of hand.
Lastly, not one time did I speak ill of anyone who replied in this thread, but the same cannot be said of speaking ill of me. Oh and I’m under the impression that we should be outraged at the killing of any innocent person, regardless of the perpetrator or his or her color, and not just in certain situations...so yeah, let’s make this about positive change.
You seem to be taking this personal. We’re having a discussion about a difficult but necessary topic. It’s really not about your or my perspective, it’s about having an open conversation. If our emotions get involved, as always, we will shut down and nothing will change.
I agree that people are taking advantage of the situation. I watched last night the coverage from Washington D.C. and most of the protestors were very civil, marching down the street letting their voices be heard. It was a small group of individuals, not related to the protestors, who looted stores. Some of them were caught and should be charged as such.
Lastly, we should be outraged at any innocent killing no matter the skin color of the victim. The problem is it is disproportionally happening to certain people. In this day, with technology making it easy to videotape these incidents, we have evidence of exactly that. We should, as a nation and community, stand against it.
I hope you keep commenting in this thread. You are a good person and have always been fair to me. Remember the leaders who have stood up for what is right and were often persecuted for it, even with death. This is easy compared to what they went through.
Have a great night everyone.