Does George Floyd deserve all of the praise and adulation he has recieved?

[Anonymous]

George Floyd's mugshot

He lived the life of a violent, drug-addicted street thug, yet in his death, he has been turned into a hero. This is pure insanity. He was a street criminal who sold crack to teens, robbed pregnant women at gunpoint, and was a deadbeat dad to most, if not all of his children. (His 20-something son said he hadn't heard from Floyd in decades).

Honestly, I think the world is a better and safer place because George Floyd is no longer part of it. Was his manner of death unfortunate? Somewhat, perhaps. But the fact remains that he was a net detractor from society, and the world is better without him.

And yes, the riots and looting are bad, but they happened because weak liberal mayors weren't willing to put down these riots with extreme force as soon as they started. You could make a convincing argument that the riots did more damage than the dead thug Floyd ever did, but that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking if the world is better off without him than with him, not if the net impact of his highly publicized overdose while in custody was positive or negative.

No

Yes

[_SOARER]

I have seen to many junkies like this wild out and get arrested. Sad this junkie died and caused so much grief.
All this happened because of fentanyl, but everyone wants to talk about "racism" we have an actual public health crisis with all these fucking junkies man. But no one will ever rally against the Sackler family or big pharma companies, no one will rally for our government to eradicate drug dealers.

we would rather focus on controlling peoples thoughts and eradicating racism lmao. delusional people man.

[Marilynjuana]

I don't really trust what the media says anymore but there is a possibility that the cops might have been able to help Floyd and taken him to the hospital, had he not fought against them for so long. He's alleged to have downed a mad amount of fentanyl as the cops approached him. The cause of death was labelled asphyxiation but who the fuck knows what really happened at this point.

[_SOARER]

@Marilynjuana He died from the drugs. The drugs caused him to resist and behave erratically. If he was sober, he would have not been in that situation.

[KrakenAttackin]

Fuck George Floyd.

[Marilynjuana]

I won't go into what happened since the truth is not out yet and allegations are still being made, but people are total fucking idiots. Innocents businesses being lit on fire and torn down, rewriting history, fighting, rioting. Over a criminal. How on Earth did these geniuses tie the incident with racism in the first place? Did they interview the cops themselves?

[menina]

You're missing an important point: he didn't die because he was a criminal or because he was hurting or killing other people. He died simply because he was black.
And no, I'm NOT saying that he was perfect and that he was a saint. I'm just saying that he died for a stupid and cruel reason.

[Asker]

Who cares why he died? He was a violent thug criminal, and the world is a better place because he's not in it. Let's give Officer Derek a medal.

[menina]

Sure, let's praise white supremacists and racism...

[Asker]

Who cares that the cops killed a criminal. Just because he was a chocolate face, doesn't mean he was a good guy.

[menina]

You're a really sad person. I feel sorry for you...

[Anonymous]

absolutely not. He was living a terrible life, that hurt a lot of people. I wish he would have found the inspiration to change. Sad to see anyone die while living their worst life. But he was no hero, and he certainly was no martyr or beacon for justice.

[cloud9vortex1234]

I don't think anybody is trying to make him a hero. He wasn't a saint by any means. The problem is the cop murdered him on video blatantly and callously for everybody to see. He did it in such a way like he thought he could get away with it. It made him look very arrogant in a cruel way.

[Celtero]

They don't care who the hell he was as long as he played the martyr they needed.

[Marilynjuana]

We all have to thank the media for that. Hiding important facts and footage to fit a narrative.

[Astarlessnightsky]

No, and i haven't seen anyone praising him.

But it doesn't change the fact that he was a victim of police violence and his and many other death shouldn't happen and hopefully will never happen again.

[FakeName123]

Dude held a gun to a pregnant mothers womb. No matter, if he was killed or overdosed - the world is probably better off without him.

[Sabretooth]

actually, the allegation of him robbing a pregnant women at gunpoint was a rumor long debunked: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jun/16/instagram-posts/no-photo-doesnt-show-woman-george-floyd-allegedly-/ . the fact is that george floyd was killed unlawfully.

[Lyndsielee666]

Where is he being praised? Pretty sure his death was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to police brutality.

[Snakeyes7]

He has a criminal history with at least one of them being violent. Body cam footage from one of the officers were leaked and it doesn’t seem like his death was racially motivated or even intentional.

[scarlett774]

He didn’t receive praise he received justice and his death was an the tip of the iceberg for all the other people killed innocently.

[Anonymous]

All the cities of the USA need to have a statue of him and a statue of Floyd needs to be in Washington DC right with the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Momument. He needs to represent Minnesota, Texas and North Carolina in Statuary Hall in the Capital. Don't think this cannot happen with as sick and fucked up as this country has got.

[Jack9949]

The world can certainly go without a guy who doesn’t take care of his kids and shoots pregnant women in the stomache.

[EyesOfGod]

Him being a dead Martyr is greater then anything he could have done while being alive and a convicted felon.

[JosyJosy]

He does not, in my eyes he was some criminal. Still a pity that police didn't handle correctly. They're supposed to keep the peace, but if these things happen, it seems to divide people.

[madgoat]

No, even some of the media reports noted that.
But he transcended the person he was to become a symbol, and a lightning rod for widespread issues around the world.

[Walrus_au]

Talk about monumentally not getting it.
There is a difference between adulation and martyrdom.
But I guess we shouldn't be surprised that this kind of nuance is lost on you.

[loveslongnails]

No, he just didn't deserve to die the way he did. Do you feel better after seeing your poll results, mr. anon?

[Marilynjuana]

Thing is, there are allegations now made that his death might have had a lot to do with the pack of fentanyl he downed right before the cops approached him.

[loveslongnails]

@Marilynjuana What difference does it make what's in your stomach if you can't breathe? He was no saint, but there really isn't a justification for what happened.

[Marilynjuana]

@loveslongnails He either died of drugs or because of a cop suffocating him. He was already struggling with breathing before getting arrested, which is a point to consider. No one deserves to suffocate to death, not my point, my immediate guess was you placed all the blame on the officers.

[loveslongnails]

@Marilynjuana IF he was indeed struggling with breathing prior to his take down, then it just makes the situation even worse in my opinion. Whatever the reason, if someone tells you they are having difficulty breathing, why would you place your weight on their throat? I don't blame the cop (s) for trying to subdue him, I blame them for their method.

[Marilynjuana]

Perhaps the cops could have helped him and taken him to the hospital, had he not resisted so much.

[BulletproofNY]

Your question is so biased lol. The whole thing is not about him, he is not receiving praise, the conditions in which he was murdered are the problem, regardless of who he was.

[jamesgoldman]

I agree...2 bullets in his brain and he'd have been forgotten before the weekend

[BulletproofNY]

@jamesgoldman you’re not the brightest bulb, are you? It would’ve been the same. He was processed illegally because of how he looked like.

[jamesgoldman]

Look how many people are shot by cops every year maybe 1 in 100 are remembered... Floyd was remembered because of the method of his killing , without that he was just another junkie with a record

[Browneye57]

He's the hero of the protesters and rioters. I think they've been duped.

[Ad_Quid_Orator]

I think I've heard this argument before:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ptuxQmcxW6E

[hellish-kitty]

Yes! God, this post is horrible.

[Asker]

Why does he deserve praise? What did he do that was praiseworthy?

Dying in custody isn't praiseworthy

[ChefPapiChulo]

since when is it okay to talk ill of the dead?

[EyesOfGod]

The dead can't hear bud

[ChefPapiChulo]

@EyesOfGod u mental fam

[EyesOfGod]

@ChefPapiChulo not mental, a realist

[OddBeMe]

Not sure he’s received praise. Just infamy.

[Nachowedgie]

No, somehow hit yes by accident

[Anonymous]

I think that he should go to jail

[reptocarl2]

Fuck no

[Anonymous]

Nope