Since im still completely baffled by the idiocy of these riots that now even spread across the pond to Europe i want to share a few things the media isnt mentioning. Folks are scared to speak up, people getting fired from their jobs for saying that "all lives matter" and i really dont need this shit spreading to Europe like it has begun to.
And honestly...its really a story that fits with what i do here on HIVE.
First of all i want to say that, yes, this was police brutality. There is no denying that. The cop that stood on George Floyds neck obviously shouldnt have done that and should be punished for it. There is even evidence of this same cop being excessively aggressive at prior times during his career where his captain (a black man) protected him. All of this screams "bad apple".
There are bad apples in every job, in every aspect of life. If we go from the most trivial, there are even bad apples here on HIVE.
Everywhere you look. Just because thats true, it doesnt mean the whole orchard is rotten.
Not all cops are bastards, not all priests are child molesters, not all politicians are corrupt.
Thats the truth and no matter how outraged you might act, no matter how hard you want to label a group of people as being the very worst of what the worst individuals in their midst are, no fair or sane person will be sold on that.
Maybe an angry mob might.
The reason i wrote this post is because i really do feel that in this case, having a immutable chain like HIVE is extremely important.
Its important because it allows us to speak THE TRUTH freely even when the truth isnt to the liking of the majority..
The truth here is that these riots are simply a tool for a political option to push forth their agenda and score points against the ruling party. All of this turned into a racial thing when it is anything but that.
The problem US faces isnt racism, its income inequality, its poverty.
That being said i want to move on to the "HERO" of the story. The black "martyr".
Usually i dont speak badly about the dead but in this case im more then glad to make an exception.
George Floyd was a scumbag and should NOT be a hero to anyone.
He was not "targeted" because he was black. He was "targeted" by the cops because he was high on meth and acting strangely. George Floyd is not an innocent lamb like the media is portraying him. He is a career criminal that got taken off the street.
Ill tell you a short story about what happened in my town not long ago.
Something ive never seen happen before which turned into a huge story where i live.
You had a kid whose brother was harassed by a drug gang and extorted for money. One day after seeing that harassment and not being able to deal with it, he picked up a Kalashnikov, tracked down these drug dealers and criminals and gunned them down in broad daylight. In the aftermath, when he turned himself in, he received support from thousands of people for doing what he did. Id even say that the majority applauded his actions.
Im not someone that supports vigilante justice nor would i ever support him for doing what he did. He put innocent lives in danger, he ruined his own life in the process but in the end i can say that im fucking happy how it turned out for those guys.
He cleared garbage off the street, something our justice system could not.
That american cop did what he should not have, but in the end its one less dangerous criminal.
That being said.... ill be posting court documents going forward and text i pulled from niche sites that actually were brave enough to share this information.
- George Floyd was under the influence of fentanyl and methamphetamine at the time of arrest
- George Floyd moved to Minneapolis in 2014 after being released from prison in Houston, Texas following an arrest for aggravated robbery
- On May 25, 2020, Floyd was arrested for passing a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in Minneapolis
- Floyd has more than a decade-old criminal history at the time of the arrest and went to jail for atleast 5 times
- George Floyd was the ringleader of a violent home invasion
He plead guilty to entering a PREGNANT woman’s home, pointing a gun at her stomach and searching the home for drugs and money - Floyd was sentenced to 10 months in state jail for possession of cocaine in a December 2005 arrest
- He had previously been sentenced to eight months for the same offense, stemming from an October 2002 arrest
- Floyd was arrested in 2002 for criminal trespassing and served 30 days in jail
- He had another stint for a theft in August 1998
Floyd along with another suspect posed as a worker for the local water department wearing a blue uniform in order to enter a woman’s house. When the woman retaliated 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 was sentenced to 10 months in state jail for possession of cocaine. Floyd had two other cocaine offenses, receiving an eight month-sentence stemming from an October 2002 arrest and was sentenced to 10 months from a 2004 arrest.
Floyd was arrested in April 2002 for criminal trespassing and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He did another stint for theft with a firearm in August 1998. He served 10 months at Harris County jail.
In one of the charging documents, officials noted Floyd had two convictions in the 1990s for theft and delivery of a controlled substance, but it is not clear if Floyd served any time for either of those offenses.
If there was ever a story where you should step back and asses the situation rationally, gather information and not be dragged into supporting something based on your own bias, led on by emotion, then this is it.
Always remember when youre forming an opinion, deciding what stance to take or have a decision to make that most people are wrong and most people are stupid.
Dont make their stupidity, your stupidity.
You call this systemic racism? I call it karma and good riddance.
Putting a gun on a pregnant womans belly. Fuck that guy.
Peace.