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| Was "getting his life together" or something. |
Half of America is being burnt down because Big Media and Big Tech (which effectively acts as media) decided to show video of George Floyd being restrained under the knee of an arresting officer. Floyd of course later died.
Big Media and Big Tech could instead have thought, "Look, if we allow this to run, there are going to be massive riots and shit," and then kept their knee firmly on the story until several things became better known -- like the actual autopsy, Floyd's background, and WTF he did to get a police man restraining him like that.
I mean it's not as if Big Media and Big Tech are complete novices when it comes to killing a story they don't like.
You might have had a riot eventually anyway, but there would at least have been a counter-narrative to push back with to take the wind out of the rioters' sails.
Instead, Big Media and Big Tech splashed out that most incendiary part of this story -- the "knee video" -- and then stocked up on popcorn to watch America burnt.
As usual, however, this case is a lot more complicated than at first presented.
"Gentle giant" George, it turns out, had quite a long rap sheet for drugs and violence, including a robbery with aggravated assault, where he entered a woman’s home, shoved a gun into her ribs and searched the home for drugs and money.
As reported by the Daily Mail:
Floyd pleaded guilty to the robbery where another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department, wearing a blue uniform in an attempt to gain access to the woman’s home, according to the charging document.
But when the woman opened the door, she realized he was not with the water department and attempted to close the door, leading to a struggle.
At that time, a Ford Explorer pulled up to the home and five other males exited the car and went up to the front door.
The report states the largest of the group, who the victim later identified as Floyd, ‘forced his way inside the residence, placed a pistol against the complainant’s abdomen, and forced her into the living room area of the residence.
‘This large suspect then proceeded to search the residence while another armed suspect guarded the complainant, who was struck in the head and sides by this second armed suspect with his pistol while she screamed for help.’
Not finding any drugs or money at the house, the men took jewelry and the woman’s cell phone and fled in their car. A neighbor who witnessed the robbery took down the car’s license plate number.
Later, police tracked down the car and found Floyd behind the wheel. He was later identified by the woman as the large suspect who placed a gun against her stomach and forced her into her living room, the document states.
Floyd served five years for that, then moved to Minneapolis in 2014 where he found work as a "bouncer."
All this is obviously quite relevant to the events leading to his death as his violent background and demeanour might partly explain the excessive force used to restrain him, while drugs could also have been a major factor in his death.
Meanwhile the violence and destruction that has resulted from this incident can be laid squarely at the door of Big Tech and Big Media, who refused to sit on this story until all the facts were known. In fact, their behaviour is the equivalent to screaming "Fire!" in a crowded theater.
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| Yes, Big Tech and Big Media, your work here is done. |
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