"I don't care that he's dead."
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."
You probably thought that I was talking about Charlie Kirk. Nope. Those are the words of Charlie Kirk. He was talking about George Floyd.
While most people don't like the tone or delivery of these statements, they all ring true.
Most rational people don't care that he's dead. Yes, there was police brutality (bad), but no one on this board would have wanted to live next door to the man. Did you buy a GF memorial candle, wear a GF ribbon, walk in a GF protest, or other acts of support for GF? No? Then, be honest for once. You don't care that he's dead. It's really just that you don't like hearing it said out loud and in the manner that CK said it.
Floyd was not a hero. He was made into one by people who don't care about the facts about the man. Examples "Oh, he couldn't breath....". Do you know when he first said that? When he was sitting in his own car (per the full arrest video). "He was calling for his Mama..." - well, that's true, but "Mama" was what he called his girlfriend, not his mother. There has been untold excuses of Floyd's behavior by those who used his death for political purposes and not addressing genuine acts of police brutality. Thank God for forcing the police to have body cameras as they refute 99 percent of all claims of brutality, and capture the rotten 1 (ish) percent of cops so they can be fired. Don't believe me? Watch the first 5-10 videos on the YouTube channel Police Activity - a compendium of police bodycam videos. Yes, they show bad cops, but the 99 to 1 number I listed above will prove true.
Floyd was a scumbag. Set aside the arrest issues. He was not a nice man - to put it mildly for those who need to be told gentle words. That doesn't mean "he deserved it" or "he got what he asked for". Rodney King was a scumbag, but he didn't deserve his beat down either. Rodney King wasn't Beatified as Floyd was, but we live in different times as you know dear reader. As always, do your own research - not ChatGPT it, and you'll find out just how much of a scumbag GF really was.
He should not be celebrated. True that, and just like the Rodney King officers none of the GF cops should be exonerated.
Kirk told a great number of uncomfortable truths in a manner that offended those whose sensitive ears are harmed by hearing said truths. That's not enough reason to be sniped from a rooftop, and joyously celebrated by many for "getting what he asked for". No one forces anyone to listed to Turning Point USA, or Prager U. No once is forced to listed to Pacifica Radio or NPR. To boo hoo about "bad things said by some" reflects directly to our current weakness understanding and defending the uniquely American idea of freedoms of speech, press, assembly, religion, and other enumerated rights. It's well past the time to toughen up.