Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the death of George Floyd. Many people online commented about it. One of them wrote this:
“I would love to have a George Floyd Day. We, as Black people, have never been able to get away from. I don’t want people to judge people by the color of their skin, the size of the house, what kind of car you drive. I want people to judge him because of the contents of your mind.”
It's sad when someone dies, despite the fact that everyone does and will. In this case, the deceased was a hardened criminal and drug addict who had been convicted twice for armed robbery and three times for illegal possession of drugs. He had just passed a counterfeit bill in a store when he was arrested. The unduly rough behavior of one cop allegedly caused Floyd's death, although later evidence suggested he had died from a drug overdose.
George was somebody's son and that makes me sad to think of his poor mother. But really, do we need a special day on the calendar to celebrate the life of a criminal simply because he was black? In fact, how would we even celebrate?
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