HOW TO START A RIOT
One
has to wonder if a person wanted to start a riot with massive violence and
looting, is it necessary for a police officer to kill anyone of any race or
must this senseless death be limited to black Americans? What is the golden rule here?
Apparently,
the major complaint, as exemplified by the senseless killing of George Floyd,
is that police officers have selected black persons as a target for arrest and
maybe even murder.
The cruel
irony is that many have suggested, in the past, that an illegal act by a black
man is characteristic of all black
persons - this has now evolved into the
reverse accusation that the majority of white cops are disposed to
racial profiling. There is even a
suggestion that because a person is white, he or she automatically possesses
some degree of racial prejudice. Even
"Reparations," which offers
monetary rewards to descendants of former slaves, has once again been brought
up. This lack of common sense
and basic logic is outrageous. Will this national turmoil never end?
Since all
police officers involved in the incident have been charged for murder or
manslaughter and the FBI is looking into the matter, it must be some form of
national insanity to continue protests involving violence and looting in cities
all over the U.S.
As
if on cue, Congress has jumped into this mess indicating legislation
restricting police officer behavior because of a single episode involving poor
judgment and a horrible death. Why would
any police officer get out into the street and face thousands of protesters
under violent circumstances when their enforcement behavior continues to be
limited by legislation?
It
is time to step back and take a more serious look at all the circumstances
involved in this tragic event and realize that a single horrific event does not
justify anywhere near the attention the national press has given it nor the
suggestion that we are a nation of racists.
Piper's Papers