Diagnosis, Death By Misadventure

Death by misadventure. That is sadly how most Black lives wrongfully and unnecessarily lost at the hands of police officers are written off these days. It's become the new normal. Yet another Black life has been snuffed out while in the custody of White cops. It all played out in broad daylight. People out on the street watched one committing murder. Despite repeated pleas from onlookers, he remains heartlessly indifferent, kneeling on a black man's neck, blocking his airway, putting over 100 lbs of pressure on his spinal cord! Who does that? A man of color is pleading for his life...and air. "I can't breathe!" "I can't breathe!" Hmm, why does that sound familiar? Meanwhile his back-ups are standing around doing nothing, saying nothing; obviously complicit in George Floyd's murder Their punishment? Loss of employment. That's it? Seriously!? Sorry, Minneapolis Accountability doesn't go far enough here! From the looks of it you've diagnosed and dismissed this senseless loss of an African-American life as mere death by misadventure, which is outrageous. Those cops should be charged with murder, Minneapolis! It was murder. You don't get away with it just because you wear a uniform, just because you've got connections, just because you're rich and powerful, just because you're Caucasian, just because you're Black. Unjustified murder is unjustified murder. Their punishment must fit their heinous crime. Justice for George Floyd! Justice for his grieving family! Do more, Minneapolis! Date written: 05/28/2020