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Good Christ, that poor man.

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Hey, Wonkette, hi, haven't commented here in a while but I had to post something about this. This is my neighborhood. I visit the store Floyd was murdered in front of at least once a week. I've been listening to the demonstrations all day, right from where I'm sitting typing this now.

I paid a visit of course. Shit was nuts. The whole sidewalk is one big memorial, the street's blocked off, people were everywhere - some to pay respects, some apparently just to act out in public. Saw a fight break out, and was almost caught in a stampede when somebody thought they saw somebody else pull a gun. People are grieving, pissed, scared, worried... I'd say it's a powder keg but it's already gone off. The explosion's happening now, we're all watching it happen (those of us who aren't already in the middle of it), but nobody knows when or how it's gonna end, how many more people are going to get caught in the blast.

And now of course there's reports that militia assholes have been making plans to gather and.. who knows what. Just push us all that much closer to the civil war they're dreaming of, I guess.

This cop belongs in jail. There is no defense for his actions. You don't put your knee on someone's neck unless you intend to kill them. There's no way he didn't know what he was doing.

Honestly, I believe it's worse than that. Not only do I think Derek Chauvin knew what he was doing, that he knew George Floyd might die... I think he knew what the fallout would likely be, and he welcomed it. I think he wanted a war, too.

I hear he's barricaded in his house now, hiding out from protesters, and that does cheer me up a little.

This entire precinct, if not the whole department, needs to be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. None of us are safe if any asshole with a badge thinks he can pull this shit with impunity... murder a man in cold blood and let the city - not his city, he's just some prick from the suburbs - suffer the consequences.

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