The Next Step- April 21, 2021
The conviction of Derek Chauvin on all charges is not surprising, given that the entirety of his act of murder was recorded. However, I feel the need to repeat what I said that day last year in late May when it happened. It's not just a few "Bad Apples". This has been going on for a long time, and is built into the criminal justice system, in the Courts, the Correctional System, and the Police Training programs. There has been a proliferation of Christian Nationalist/White Supremacist Cults among Law Enforcement across the US. This is especially the case with ex-military and former Special Forces, who bring the mindset of Urban Warfare and counterinsurgency to Police work. Had it not been for the recording, Chauvin would have walked, as have the Cops involved in 99% of police killings in the US every year. Ask yourself what percentage of people who voted for Donald Trump did so for reasons of racism, and the desire to "get tough on crime", coded language for ...