If he was that wasted on drugs, it was all the more stupid for the cop to put his knee on the guy's neck. In my opinion, cops get away with WAY too much in America, usually doing their murdering with impunity, and their attitude toward normal people shows it. So I shed no tears for Derek Chauvin, who by all accounts was a great example of a bad cop.
You miss the point that we should not have the standing army called "police".
Law enforcement 200 years ago were literally paper pushers (as the Constitution describes the executive branch) and the only time a crime was prosecuted was when a victim made a claim.
The first chapters of Radley Balko's book are very illuminating as to what "law enforcement" once was:
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
I think what is missed and that is why he felt he had to take the drugs and that was because armed men in blue consumes would have caused him serious harm had they discovered his property.
I hold police responsible because of their "war on drugs" terrorism.
If he was that wasted on drugs, it was all the more stupid for the cop to put his knee on the guy's neck. In my opinion, cops get away with WAY too much in America, usually doing their murdering with impunity, and their attitude toward normal people shows it. So I shed no tears for Derek Chauvin, who by all accounts was a great example of a bad cop.
You miss the point that we should not have the standing army called "police".
Law enforcement 200 years ago were literally paper pushers (as the Constitution describes the executive branch) and the only time a crime was prosecuted was when a victim made a claim.
The first chapters of Radley Balko's book are very illuminating as to what "law enforcement" once was:
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas-ebook/dp/B08R3HZ27M
I think what is missed and that is why he felt he had to take the drugs and that was because armed men in blue consumes would have caused him serious harm had they discovered his property.
I hold police responsible because of their "war on drugs" terrorism.