[...]I have a problem with videos showing people dying, and I don't go out of my way to see them or, naturally, promote them for a version of entertainment. I've never watched the George Floyd video, for example. I've read enough descriptions of it (hundreds?) to know what I need to know. [...] #15 | Posted by Dbt2
I saw that video. Actually affected my opinion on that cop's behavior. Some people were defending the cop saying he was dealing with an out of control 220 lb druggie. But the video showed the cop kneeling on a man's neck for nine minutes, three of those minutes during which the guy wasn't moving (and, IIRC, bystanders were pleading with the cop to stop).
Personally, I don't like to rely upon someone else's possibly biased summary when I can draw my own opinion. Particularly when our politically correct society stops reporters from stating facts the some people find distasteful.
Like when activists were claiming that Ma'Khia Bryant was the victim of police brutality. But even a glance at the video showed that she had pulled back a knife and was getting ready to cut a beach. Cops actually did what they were supposed to do to protect the life of another in that case, but the usual suspects showed up to fan the flames of racial victimization (and get themselves a piece of the government settlement money pie) even though the target of that knife was also Black.
Death penalty it is. [...] #16 | Posted by Monkeybars
Are you blatantly denying Pakistan's system of Diyat blood money? The murderer just claims that it was an accident and gets the parent's pardon, and all is forgiven. It goes something like this: "We didn't mean to murder the girl. Sure, it looked like intentional murder, but we're just really good actors. Wanted to frighten her a bit is all." Pakistan: Amend Abusive Blood Money' Laws Stop Treating Murder as a Private Matter
Worry about your own. LOL #18 | Posted by Monkeybars
Yeah, that's literally how Pakistanis, and some other Muslim nations, justify the concept of blood money. The rest of society need not concern themselves that maniacal murders are wandering the streets to kill in the name of honor or their god. Thank you for confirming.