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Mamapolo2016 · F
It is maddening when what certainly appears to be murder or manslaughter does not result in an immediate arrest.
The important part isn't the arrest. It's conviction and punishment. If law enforcement is going to build a proper case, they need to move swiftly but carefully. The factors involved in this will almost certainly include union activity in addition to defense lawyers, prosecutors, the police department and the FBI, as well as outside outrage, which is warranted.
I don't blame anyone for being furious. I am too. George Floyd did not get due process and even if he had he would not have been executed. These officers - the one who committed the atrocity and those who allowed him to do it, must be held to account. But it can't be slipshod work subject to failure because of hasty action. We've seen that happen too often.
They have to do this right and make it stick.
The important part isn't the arrest. It's conviction and punishment. If law enforcement is going to build a proper case, they need to move swiftly but carefully. The factors involved in this will almost certainly include union activity in addition to defense lawyers, prosecutors, the police department and the FBI, as well as outside outrage, which is warranted.
I don't blame anyone for being furious. I am too. George Floyd did not get due process and even if he had he would not have been executed. These officers - the one who committed the atrocity and those who allowed him to do it, must be held to account. But it can't be slipshod work subject to failure because of hasty action. We've seen that happen too often.
They have to do this right and make it stick.