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thekyledavid t1_j6jqafd wrote

Reply to comment by sandefurd in It seems like black cops abusing power may bring about laws to keep cops as a WHOLE in check. by Sol-eks

Because the people who were responsible were arrested right away

Nobody is claiming that BLM can somehow stop every murder, it’s just that people should be held accountable when a murder does happen

For comparison, it took 2 and a half years for Breonna Taylor’s killers to be arrested, and that was only after BLM got involved and made her a worldwide name

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PerpConst t1_j6jykxa wrote

Derek Chauvin was arrested four days after the George Floyd incident, sparking six months of vigorously peaceful protests by BLM.

Those responsible for Tyre Nichols were charged three weeks after the incident, sparking the resounding sound of crickets chirping from BLM.

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Dredmart t1_j6kdnal wrote

Wasn't just George Floyd though. That's kind of the point. Several incidents happened in a really short time. Breonna Taylor also never got justice.

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ImReverse_Giraffe t1_j6k1wg3 wrote

Not true at all.

Derek Chauvin was arrested days after Floyd was killed. It took weeks for these cops to be arrested.

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Fearzebu t1_j6k9pv1 wrote

And only because they couldn’t cover up or explain away the pole-mounted security cam footage. They thought they got ahead of it before it became a scandal by throwing five cops under the bus to save the broken system from scrutiny.

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Dredmart t1_j6ke0i4 wrote

The videos for both were released differently. Derek Chauvin was caught on camera by cellphone during the incident. This latest one took weeks for the video to come out.

Also, these cops were fired immediately.

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Fearzebu t1_j6kax3a wrote

Breonna Taylor’s killers were never arrested or charged.

The only indictments were involving the process of producing the fraudulent warrant, lying and covering up and obstructing the investigation, and charges for the one officer who shot 10 times blindly through a closed and curtained window (one of which went through wall into neighboring apartment) for being reckless and unnecessary, which implies the other shooters were not reckless and not unnecessary let alone criminal home invasion and murder which is what it was.

Don’t spread bullshit misinformation, that’s exactly what the police department sought in making these minor charges a headline to obfuscate the situation and give the general public who doesn’t pay much attention the impression that justice was eventually done; when, in fact, it has not been and will not be.

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