My dad is a racist. [I Need Advice]

So, we just watched the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial, and I was almost in tears, happy that he was convicted. My dad starts talking about how there’s another camera angle of the video of him kneeing on Floyd and that he wasn’t on his neck. My dad is acting like he wants to prove that a white cop wouldn’t murder a black man. My dad also is racist towards Arabs, thinking that they’ll be dangerous which is so wrong. It pisses me off, and I almost don’t want to have a relationship with him anymore. Any advice?

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DCarey · 46-50, M

Having a different opinion than you doesn't make your dad "racist," a term so overused it no longer has any meaning. Grow the f*ck up.

curiosi · 61-69, F

@DCarey Another product of our liberal educations system!

marilynmichelle · F

How is denying murder that everyone saw of a black man “a different opinion.” 🤔 @DCarey

DCarey · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle He probably died of a drug overdose. I'll bet you didn't know this, but your hero George Floyd once held a pregnant woman at gunpoint. You should be old enough to realize that different people can and do have different opinions. The fact that you don't is scary. Perhaps moving out of dad's house and getting a F*cking job would help your maturation.

nedkelly · 61-69, M

@marilynmichelle Why did you need to mention he was black

carpediem · 61-69, M

@DCarey He'd be racist if he had dirty shoes...lol

marilynmichelle · F

@DCarey I have a job. They proved in court that drugs didn’t kill Floyd. I’m not saying that Floyd’s a perfect person, but that DOES NOT JUSTIFY LEANING ON HIS NECK UNTIL HE DIES.

DCarey · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle They proved in court that he didn't die from drugs? Oh really? Show me where they proved that. Some say Chauvin had his knee on his shoulder not his neck. Are you willing to consider other arguments or just go with what you've been brainwashed to believe?

carpediem · 61-69, M

@marilynmichelle Unfortunately you don't know what sort of training the cop had. I agree him having his knee on his neck was awful. But I am pretty sure its the fact the guy was complaining he couldn't breath that he was found guilty. Not the knee on the neck.

People see these videos. But they really don't understand what they're looking at. Some idiot pundit will spin it until people are so upset they're burning down cities. The guy was found guilty and I believe the jury.

marilynmichelle · F

@DCarey You didn’t watch the trial, did you? MULTIPLE doctors came out and said the drugs in his system played little to no part in his death.

DCarey · 46-50, M

@marilynmichelle And MULTIPLE doctors said otherwise. You don't understand our justice system. "Experts" go to the highest bidder. And the state (unless the defendant is someone like OJ) has infinitely more resources than the defense.

marilynmichelle · F

@DCarey This isn’t a matter of opinion. Whether or not drugs played a part, you can’t deny that Chauvin shouldn’t have been on his neck or that it wasn’t attempted murder. There’s NO way y’all can tell me that he thought leaning all his body weight on someone’s neck for NINE minutes wouldn’t kill him.

EnjoyingLife · 61-69, F

@marilynmichelle
Thank you for having the courage to post your comment!! And let's not forget the "blue wall" went against him too!!

PS. Blue wall is the cops

marilynmichelle · F

@EnjoyingLife Of course. I’m not going to back down. If there were sufficient evidence showing otherwise, I’d be more willing to agree to disagree. But I don’t feel there is. You can’t tell me that leaning on a person’s neck for nine minutes is justifiable in ANY way.

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@marilynmichelle Yes unfortunately your dad is the typical racist. It is systematic to try to shift the blame to the black man

JimboSaturn · 51-55, M

@DCarey so another conspiracy

SW-User

@marilynmichelle you need to learn what attempted murder means. You don't even know what you are talking about.

TryingtoLava

@DCarey ewww youre a gross person