Over the death of George Floyd, the police and governments are receiving a lot of hate. Riots have risen up, with violent looting, fights, and protests. At this point, neither sides look good - the rioting or the police. It isn't something that hasn't happened before too.
Derek Chauvin is the name of the man who cold-bloodedly murdered Floyd. From what we know, Floyd was killed by Chauvin during an attempt to arrest him. Chauvin was using his knee to pin Floyd down, and in doing this choked him to death. Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and is currently in a maximum-security prison awaiting trial.
With a two-month quarantine looming, a racist murder seemed to be the breaking point for people as everyone flew out of their houses to join the riots. Riots have included looting from local stores and retailers, damage to building and property, and violent protests all over America and some in Canada. Police have started using tear gas, guns with rubber bullets, the military, and have begun arresting and charging people. As the government works to keep the rioting to a minimum, tensions rise everywhere.
Although rioters are not totally wrong for everything they are saying, they are being quite hypocritical. These angry mobs are protesting, or are "supposedly" protesting the fact that racism still persists in today's culture. Furthermore, they will allow it no longer allow it. Let's get our facts straight:
Definition of racism: Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
Definition of Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
What is the Rioting For?: To stop racism from continuing on in society.So all these men and women revolting against the police to stop racism are advertently or inadvertently being 'racist' to the police (When I say 'racist', I mean prejudice and unfair treatment). They are fighting fire with fire. Or as Obi-Wan Kenobi says, "[They] have become the exact thing [they] swore to destroy!" This is utter hypocrisy. They say they want to destroy racism but then act in a similar way against the police. Nobody listens to hypocrites, and the government is clearly not putting up with the rioting. Donald Trump recently said in a statement that he is bringing the rioting to an end.
All these protesters are not protesting in the proper, humane way. Neither the police force nor the government will listen to them if they act this way. People think peaceful protests do not work, but if they didn't, we wouldn't be where we are today.
Written By: Joshua Zwicker
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