Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Some other thoughts..... Date:   5/28/2020 5:12:40 PM

It seems to me that there must be better ways of restraining someone than to put your knee on their neck and then ignore them when they say they can't breath.  I understand the officer involved has had 12 other "brutality" claims in his 19 year career, but this is the first one that was taken seriously.  

It's unfortunate that the looters take anvantage of the situation.  It seems to me that they care less about justice for the individual and more about seeing what they can get out of the situation for themselves.  Most of the pictures I saw, they were wearing masks, but I doubt it had anything to do with health and everything to do with not getting recognized.  I wish the African American community would call these people out - they are reinforcing thug stereotypes about what a lot of white people think about AAs.  

The situation in NYC could have been avoided entirely if the woman had had her dog leashed as she was supposed to.  When confronted, she didn't need to call the police and say she was being threatened by an African American man as if that somehow made it worse.  When you are in the wrong, and you know you are in the wrong, it's better to shut up and fix the situation.  

I read another story out of NYC where a white guy went into a gym which requires a key card, and is limited for you by tennets of the building.  He saw African American men there and questioned their right to be there (they were tennets of the same building).  But he threatened them by calliing the police and he lost his lease.  There are times when it is better to mind your own business and to report what you feel are abuses to the management.