While the nation burns

Injustice, then protests, then riots, with incompetence all around.

After George Floyd was apparently murdered by a cop, large crowds protested the abuse and lack of justice. Good.

But then the troublemakers showed up — burning, looting, throwing stones.

It seemed to take too long to charge the offending officers, but now they have been arrested. What else do the protesters want? What is the “justice” that the crowds want now?

P&C say that everyone involved in this mess has done it wrong. The four officers were clearly wrong. The media has been atrociously wrong, as usual. Politicians have shown themselves to be an impotent clown show. And the protesters themselves have not done well.

Two weeks ago, anyone who went to a park to play catch with their daughter, or who wanted to open their business, or to go to church, was labeled by the media as a threat to society. They wanted to kill grandma and bring pestilence and plague on all of society. Suddenly, the rules have changed, and the protesters aren’t subject to Karen’s wrath. Why?

One of the worst aspects of this story is the immediate assumption of racism. It was a white cop killing a black man. Therefore, to some, it must be racism. Why is that the automatic assumption? What if it was a black cop killing a white man, or a white cop killing a white man? What’s the justification for immediately assuming that the cop was motivated by racism?

Now that the cops have been arrested, the protests have turned away from a message P&C can support, and have started going into the fantasy land of “cops are hunting us” and other demonstrably false nonsense from the black lives matter crowd.

4 thoughts on “While the nation burns”

  1. It seemed to take too long to charge the offending officers, but now they have been arrested. What else do the protesters want? What is the “justice” that the crowds want now?

    They want accountability under the law. In cases not involving police (with similar or less evidence), the suspects have been arrested more quickly and received convictions that resulted in significant prison time. They want to ensure this case is not swept under the rug and there’s a conviction for the apparent murder. Also, to reform of the criminal justice system so that police are held accountable in cases involving excessive force and to mitigate the possibility of this happening in the future (e.g., better training, hiring screening, investigations/reprimands for legitimate complaints).

    Two weeks ago, anyone who went to a park to play catch with their daughter, or who wanted to open their business, or to go to church, was labeled by the media as a threat to society. Suddenly, the rules have changed, and the protesters aren’t subject to Karen’s wrath. Why?

    Not sure what you’ve been seeing but every time I’ve seen coverage of the protests the media has expressed some level of concern about people not social distancing or wearing masks. This is just one such report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLLj6i5raXM

    One of the worst aspects of this story is the immediate assumption of racism. It was a white cop killing a black man. Therefore, to some, it must be racism. Why is that the automatic assumption? What if it was a black cop killing a white man, or a white cop killing a white man?

    It remains to be proven in this case but it should be investigated. It seems to be a reasonable assumption, given the history of interactions of law enforcement with the black community. I suspect it’s complex, like most human behavior. It’s probably a number of factors that led to the outcomes in this case, with implicit basis/racism potentially being one. That said, some people wouldn’t believe that could be factor unless they got a taped confession from the perpetrator (which is never going to happen)…even then…they’d likely discount it.

  2. An imaginary dialogue

    A: I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking. How long, how long?
    B: How long for what? They got the perpetrator. And how do you know he was a racist anyway?

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