George Floyd was murdered one year ago today. Since then, hundreds more Americans have died in encounters with police—parents, sons, daughters, friends taken from us far too soon. But the last year has also given us reasons to hope.
An 18-year-old with a cell phone is the only reason this happened.
Protesting last year into this year is the only reason this happened.
The amount of pressure and force required to get ANY sort of movement on this is impressive and heartbreaking at the same time.
Police should not be allowed to make mistakes that end up killing people. They should not be able to make lethal mistakes. You don’t get to say oops I accidentally fired my glock instead of my taser after 26 years on the job. It’s disgusting, it hurts, it is unacceptable.