RIP George Floyd

[aepps20]

Today marks one year since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department.

R.I.P.

Sad that Mr. Floyd had to lay his life down to get the attention of the majority of our White brothers and sisters to see that the police do this all of the time to us and all we want is our fair shake that we're owed as Americans.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[getback]

 

[Barbados Slim]

Brah he cleared the way to get a clean kick!
That made me sick.

 

[daruma]

**** 12.

suspect: 17 y/o shop lifting

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[marikomorose]

 

[cedric ceballos]

If his mother doesn’t shut the hell up already.

 

[GreenNGold89]

If his mother doesn’t shut the hell up already.

Was coming in here to say the same ****.

 

[cedric ceballos]

I want to smack his mother. She can’t give her pos son a special hug. Well neither can George Floyd thanks to your trash son.

 

[paulwest1985]

I knew it......

 

[superblytrife]

As soon as the judge started rambling I already knew what time it was.

There are cats in prison for 20+ years for possession of some green, and this dude gets 22.5 years? FOH! I’m glad he’ll be behind bars for a long *** time, but it still feels like a half-assed sentence.

 

[617collector]

So on good behavior he'll be out in 15

 

[Aquarius Snake]

22 years is better than I expected. I have no complaints. Most of them do a none to 2 year bid.

 

[Bruce Banner]

Dude played judge and jury and he only get 22.5 ? That’s *******t .

 

[dwalk31]

 

[MVP]

Still seems light given the explicit nature of the crime; if the roles were reversed, George Floyd gets life w/o parole. Guess it's a start.

 

[Lee And His Sneaks]

Pathetic

 

[marikomorose]

 

[TURBO UNO]

Only 22 years. Man what a joke

 

[WASHED KING]

Idk what to feel. I’m used to police officers getting nothing. But at the same time I don’t think he got enough time.

It’s like we took 3 steps forward and then 2 back.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

It is what it is.

 

[noskey]

22.5 years is not enough. That said, this is a MUCH better outcome than most trials similar in nature we were seeing a few years ago. Oscar Grant's killer was released from prison 10 years ago this month, after only serving 2. For something just as egregious and horrifying - the video-captured murder of an unarmed, complicit, and powerless man.

As gross as it is to think Chauvin will be out in 22 years max, at least it's not as disrespectful and infuriating as Mehserle's sentencing and early release, or the countless other similar instances we've seen in this country. Hopefully we start seeing real justice in this country within our lifetimes.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Justice almost served. Here’s to hoping for gen pop.