What would your reaction be if George Floyd was a white man?

[Anonymous]

George Floyd

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thanks Liberal GaG on taking the most woke answers as MHO.

[HiveBee]

For years I uses to follow police brutality groups on Facebook and reddit. Every single day more videos come out.

After so many years, starting around 2009, till around 2015, I stopped bothering. I ignored all these videos. I was tired of seeing the brutality.

And now, all of this BLM stuff blows up, as if it's a new thing that cops are horrible.

But, they are horrible to everyone. Not just black people.

And it's funny how the biggest stories that incited riots, were a bunch of criminal thugs. Low life scum every one of them. I didn't look into floyd though. He might be a decent dude. I only watched the video of the cop with the knee on his nexk.

But that's what cops do man. To all kinds of people. I dont understand why the past 3-4 big cases were blowing up these violent criminal thugs. there's literal metric shit tons of videos out there of cops abusing innocent people. And we choose the glorify the worst guys.

So now there's this stupid debate between left and right. The left says cops target and abuse blacks because of an insidious racism that runs through the minds of every person in the US. The right says blacks should just comply and they will be safe.

Both are wrong. The truth is cops just be out here, fucking abusing innocent people of all kinds, every single day.

What kind of fucking bizarre world is this?

[Smashingdoozy]

I agree, I don't think it is simply just a race issue though in some cases it definitely seems like it. Cops are shit, they don't have enough training, a cosmetologist does more hours of training than a police officer in training. I've had far more negative experiences with police than I have positive. The negative experiences were never in situations where I've done anything wrong either, they just like to provoke shit.

[KrakenAttackin]

Truth is blacks be acting like fucking animals.

[Smashingdoozy]

Everyone acts like animals at some point. Doesn't mean they deserve to be killed, arrested, or dehumanized for it.

[ChrisMaster69]

@HiveBee well said, while I am pro police I am very aware of the brutality often casual that does happen.
Growing up in Newcastle UK, my mate had his ankle broken by an plain clothes cop stamping on it while it was on kerb,
Numerous since,

In the UK we had a similar ‘can’t breathe’ story, however the press did not really see it as news worthy so nothing happens.

If the story does not trigger a reaction the press ignore it.

Now a huge lot of low life scum bring it on themselves, however there is often a level of just random violence meted out to often innocent bystanders or those involved in an arrest etc,

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-56203332

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/.../i-cant-breathe-harrowing-body-19927622

[HiveBee]

Yep shit is crazy. And it's true, a LOT of black people be acting a fool. But that's how it is in the hood. Where I'm from everyone acts a fool with the police.

So they DO bring it on themselves a lot of times. They just act crazy because ghetto ass people be acting crazy.

That's another fact that the liberal bleeding heart left doesn't want to acknowledge.

At the same time, you see innocent black people get shot and beat. Innocent white Asian and pretty much any person.

Black people commit a huge amount if the crimes that are done. That's a fact.

All I see is nothing but avoidance from both sides. Neither one wants to admit there is nuance.

What a surprise. That's just politics. It's funny how that shit works.

Personally when I interact with cops they look scared as shit lol. I'm a big Hispanic dude but I speak the whitest white lmao. I bust out the big and obscure words. I want them to think not only am I Hispanic but I'm also intelligent and say words they dont even know the meaning of hahahaha.

I've has plenty of run ins with cops telling lies and bullshitting me and trying to say they caught me committing some random ass crime. I dont do anything illegal at all lol.

The entire police culture is fucked up in my opinion. I e known cops and they were all power hungry. That's not good lol.

So yes, black people act a fucking fool. Yes, cops are assholes idiots and manipulators and abusers.

Yes, it's not all cops and not all black people.

I dont understand why no matter what the political topic is, its nothing but avoidance from both sides.

[Dragonpurple]

I remember watching a video of a white guy getting shot dead by police in a hotel hall way cause he was having trouble keeping his arms in the air, while he attempted to balance himself.

Officer in charge even yelled, if you move I'll Fing kill you and he did.

No media outrage, nothing.

My own experience with cops makes me pretty much not going to call them for much of anything. They are useless when I'm a victim of a crime and sometimes will say I did the crime even though I'm the one reporting it, lazy investigating... and the legal system is just a business where all anyone cares about is winning. Prosecutors don't care if someone is really guilty or not.

[KrakenAttackin]

@Smashingdoozy Yes, we shoot rabid and dangerous animals.

[NyceGuyFinishingLast]

It wouldn't fucking matter. He was a convicted felon that was high on drugs at the time of his arrest using counterfeit money. He and his friends robbed a pregnant woman at gun point. I don't think that he deserved to die but I will not be a part of society that martyrs a criminal in the name of justice. I could give zero fucks what color his skin is.

What a shameful and decaying world we live in when you replace great iconic symbols like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X with a two bit criminal to represent racial inequality. Racism is as old as time and it will never be abolished. It is just instilled in the ignorant bigots and nothing will ever change their minds.

Asians are being hated, assaulted, and killed by all races because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You don't see us burning down half the country. There have been zero, ZERO riots from the groups trying to prevent hate crimes against Asians. The old Asian lady that was getting assaulted in front of that building in broad daylight and the SECURITY GUARD walked up and closed the door. What a piece of shit!

A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.

[Dragonpurple]

I agree with all that you said, except Martin Luther King Jr... evidence has come out he watched his friend rape a woman and offered advice on how to do it.

He probably should have his statues toppled over now, of course... more FBI files will become publicly available on him in 2026 I believe, so probably should wait until then.

[Jaylaaa2000]

Same way, the divide isn't about which race is murdered but how each race reacts to people being murdered by the police.

The police are not gods and definitely not untouchable.

They do not have the authority of do as I say or die.

The even worse problem of all is the gang mentality of if one does wrong or makes a mistake, cover it up by any means necessary, including breaking the law to hide it.

This is why the bad cops have no fear of repercussions and find it so easy to decide to break the law or murder someone.

[drexel420]

Well if they get body slammed and their taser stolen the pointed at them justified shooting, if someone tries reaching for the officers gun while they try cuffing them justified shooting, if they shoot someone trying to stab someone else justified shooting, if they sand don't put your hand there we don't know what there don't put your hand there and they put their hand there possibly reaching for a gun justified shooting, cops need to be taken out of this whole bs where people see them as the aggressor they have lives too kids wives brothers sisters can't they protect themselves and go home or is that too much. Also go to your local sheriff office or police station and ask to participate in a shoot don't shoot drill see what it's like for them

[Smashingdoozy]

If all other factors were exactly the same. Caught on camera etc I would still be pissed off.

Obviously this wouldn't have triggered BLM protest. May have triggered a protest about police brutality. POC would have rightly so been a tad upset that it took a white guy to die for something to happen. But yeah my personal opinion wouldn't change. Police aren't supposed to kill people, I don't know why we are normalizing it, it is not their job.

[NotARobberYet]

I'd cut off my dick and change my name to Lady Gaga if things like these actually get you sincerely pissed off:

https://youtu.be/7Ooa7wOKHhg

https://youtu.be/_c-E_i8Q5G0

[Smashingdoozy]

It does get me pissed off. As does your obvious disrespect for trans people. ✌🏻

[7771999]

"... took a White guy to die for something to happen"

As you can see. They are never satisfied

[Smashingdoozy]

Who are they? I'm just taking a guess at what poc would think. Black people are more than 3x more likely to be killed by police than white people so it would be fair enough they feel that way. Hypothetically.

[7771999]

Because they are responsible for 50% of the violent crimes, while only being 13% of the population.

[Smashingdoozy]

Doesn't matter. It is still not the job of police to kill them.

[7771999]

Violent criminals should die

[Smashingdoozy]

Perhaps. But it is their right to go through a trial before their fate is decided.

[NotARobberYet]

You don't care about lives, little Karen. You care about statistics and black guys' feelings. Even if the police killed white men at a 10 times higher rate, you'd still find a way to justify why, according to your ideology, some lives matter *more* than others.

[Smashingdoozy]

Oh but I do care about people's lives and if that was the case I would be doing exactly the same thing I have been doing. I'm afraid you don't know me at all so your judgement is entirely false.

[Smashingdoozy]

@asker

Referring to your update
You do realize you can pick MHO yourself right? There also isn't a person that picks randomized MHO (hence it being randomized) so the chances of it picking a "liberal" opinion are higher when there are more "liberal" opinions. Pretty basic stuff really.

[RolandCuthbert]

@NotARobberYet Thanks for posting the video of Daniel Shaver. Laney Sweet, his widow is my facebook friend. She has a group and constantly talks about how we need to get more folks to see this. If a person is not enraged over this, they are not human.

[RolandCuthbert]

@NotARobberYet Oh wait a minute. You are an insane racist freak? You are lecturing folks on what or who they care about, when you are just using Daniel Shaver's murder to justify hating BLM.

What in the actual fuck?

If you want to get justice for Laney Sweet and her daughters, do that. But we know this is not about them. This is about insane racist bullshit.

And Laney Sweet regularly kicks racist freaks like you out of her group and she cried with tears of joy when Derek Chauvin was sent to jail.

Racist freakshows are out of their fucking minds.

[NotARobberYet]

@RolandCuthbert You can find a psychiatrist and tell him about your thoughts and imaginary friends. I'm not paid to hear your follies.

[RolandCuthbert]

@NotARobberYet So you are batshit crazy too?

You don't give a damn about that family. I posted about Laney Sweet and the murder of her husband years ago. And I ask, do you have to be a liberal to see that Daniel Shaver was murdered? I received a pitiful response because the racist GaG forum only talks about Daniel Shaver to rebut violence directed at "Black" people. Laney Sweet deserves justice. So do her daughters.

I am just calling out racist fruitcake nonsense when I see it.

No need to pay me.

WTF?@?

Do you have to be a liberal to believe that Daniel Shaver was murdered? ↗

[NotARobberYet]

@RolandCuthbert "And I ask, do you have to be a liberal to see that Daniel Shaver was murdered?"

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Since when do liberals care about Daniel Shaver?

In this case, they just act like their conservative counterparts and don't give a shit about that incident.

Let's stop pretending that liberals (or conservatives for what's worth) care about life in this country. They only care about making profits and lulling suckers like you to believe they actually fight for something fair.

[RolandCuthbert]

Not good enough. The officer has to be "Black" too. "White" people are routinely brutalized by police and do not get justice.

But that's because other "White" folks stand in the way of police reform. Its like they are saying "you guys gotta take one for the team"!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wGXpRqP-9rUhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/LV8VfwLZovwhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/HujPlUyTXRY

[MrBadd]

Why do you put white and black in scare quotes?

[RolandCuthbert]

@MrBadd Have you met people who were literally "White" or literally "Black"?

Of course not.

These are cultural designations.

[RolandCuthbert]

@MrBadd 1. Police are trained to be violent and brutal even in the most mundane of situations. An officer not getting compliance is only trained to use violence to get obedience, that's why routine traffic stops end up being fatal, which is beyond stupid.

2. "Black" folks are stopped more frequently, due to perceptions about them being drug users, pushers, violent criminals etc.

[Lliam]

It would make no difference. People who bought into the racially motivated narrative are morons.
I watched the entire body cam video from the time the cops arrived at the store until Floyd was in the ambulance. I saw zero sign of racism.
On top of that, he gave the cops no choice when I came to restraining him. The only fault was to continue kneeling on his neck for so long. But I can see why the cops didn't take him seriously when he said he couldn't breathe, because he started saying that the moment they first tried to get him to sit in the car.

[Miristheiss]

I wouldn't think anything other than what I've always thought.

Kneeling down on a guy until he dies was irresponsible and wrong.
But... it was just one cop who did something wrong.

I don't think ANYTHING about race... or cops.
It isn't proof that all blacks are being hunted by cops or that the race of the person killed by a cop has anything to do with anything.

It isn't some rallying cry to hate all police and that anytime a black guy gets shot by a cop it was a racist act. To be honest I'd be more inclined to think... why do so many blacks argue and resist arrest? They always escalate an arrest situation.

I think 1 cop did a bad thing... criminal or negligent... to a citizen.

It isn't evidence of anything racial. By that logic, all white cops just have to not enforce any laws or arrest anyone black or use force with any black suspect being it is "racist".

[FilmGuy93]

I wouldn't care any more or less than I did because he was black, the tragedy of George Floyd isn't how he died; it's how he lived. George Floyd... how do I put this? George Floyd was a violent drug addict. He was the kind of guy who suburbanites look at and think 'well shit, that's why I don't live in the city.' Floyd was a victim of the opioid epidemic. He got addicted to pain meds, and even after society created him, society never gave him the help he needed to get better. Society didn't give him the help he needed because society didn't care; it got what it wanted from him. Society didn't care about George Floyd until they could exploit his death for yet another payday.

George Floyd is, and always will be a victim of the machine. Chauvin didn't kill George Floyd; the society that exploited his death did.

[ShaTTeredMasterpeace]

Stop asking dumb questions like this. Cuz if you wanna be for real, if he was white then it probably wouldn't have even gotten that far. And if it had, my reaction would be the same. Especially because there is a video of it. You know who I was also upset about? Daniel Shaver. And Ryan Whitaker. Both white men killed by overzealous police officers.

[Asker]

You sure?

[Anonymous]

Cops would have just gone to jail. So moot point lmao.

But in all seriousness you can't make a direct apple to apple comparison here. The race changes everything from perception of the crowd, which effects the mood of the officers involved. And subconsciously the officers would react differently with him because race is a factor.

If they still killed him. Now you have a case where police killed a guy without the excuse of tension of the mob in the background. How many people are going to defend the cops under that circumstance?

[Alpha09]

Same. You don't kneel all your weight on somebody's neck, especially when they complied, against some pavement. Floyd wasn't without fault he did commit a crime, however he should have had the chance to serve his time like everyone else. I've heard he died from asphyxiation, I've heard he overdosed. Regardless holding that much weight contributed to his death.

[BeMuse]

If a White guy ODed on fentanyl and methamphetamine while resisting arrest and communist Black supremacist group rioted for over a year burning down their own neighborhood and murdering people, then intimidated jurors, judges, and expert witnesses with death and destruction of careers to get a cop convicted of a crime he didn't commit, I’d think those crack smoking junkies went crazy after they lost their favorite drug dealer.

[Savage_Wisdom]

If George Floyd was white, my reaction would have been the same. Indifference. He was a repeat convicted violent felon who was high as fuck when he died, he even once threatened to kill a baby. Maybe he shouldn't have died like that, but a man who did the things he did deserves no sympathy.

[NotARobberYet]

White girls would say he deserved to be murdered by the police if he were white.

"Omg, he maybe did something very bad and threatened the police officers." And then forget about that incident.

[Celtero]

The media wouldn't have blown it up and there wouldn't have been protests, that's for sure.

I don't care all that much for violent criminals and drug users sooo... every time one of them leaves this earth, white or black, the air is a little bit cleaner.

[FlySwimmer]

i do not believe this would happen to a white man, but if it did I would not blame it on racism (obviously, although I would still acknowledge that the probability of a black man, being killed by a police officer is wayyy higher) I would still feel that we need to work on police brutality in our country :)

[SlightlyEccentric]

A lot of liars in the comments. We all know you fools would have been a lot quieter if Floyd was white. At worst, some protests but without the hundreds of millions in unjust damages. You assholes don't care when it happens to white people. Just admit you hate us and acknowledge your own racism.

[Anonymous]

Let's see a drug dealer whose street drugs killed god knows how many people. Recorded laughing after raping a woman. Known federal criminal. Contributed nothing of real value to society.

White, black, orange or purpled skin he was trash. Did he deserve to die like that... no... but had he not been in cuffs and resisted he'd very likely would have been shot.

[Anonymous]

If he had been a white man, and the cop had been black, very few people would have even heard about this. It might have been briefly mentioned on the news at the end of the program. It definitely wouldn't have been sensationalized by the media!

[Agape93]

Same as I did to begin with. Cops shouldn’t be allowed to murder someone.

[vald9inches]

Exactly! 💯

[WhiteSteve]

It was always an issue of police misconduct, so that would remain the same, there just wouldn’t be a racial component to it. I just feel like it would have been less likely to have happened the way it did if he had been a white guy.

[AmandaYVR]

That's remarkable. Quite the app.
Hope it doesn't get used nefariously.
He would have had more sympathy. But not from me. I defended George. And never have I received so much hate.

[Coolkat12345]

Look, don’t try to play games here and think we’re stupid like you. You know damn well your racist and are trying to find a way to say negative or hateful things which is also negative towards “black people” fuck you, you racist peice of shit. Don’t think you can fool me and you will get your ass beat if you say this stuff in public, thanks for letting us know your racist.

[ohshee]

The same reaction as I have right now George Floyd was a career Criminal he was a bad career Criminal did he deserve to die I don't think so but I don't know I was in there in that moment

[ohshee]

There is one thing that I do know, that is , cops have 1 of the most hardest jobs , for all the people out there that saying White cops are racist there probably are a few same with there's probably a couple black cops that are racist 2

The Washington Post has created a database I've ever known deadly police shooting in America since 2015. 6211 people have been shot and killed by law enforcement officers. 46% of them that is 2883 to be exact were white, 24% of them it's 1496 total we're black. Out of the total of 6211 people 6% of them were unarmed

Since the beginning of 2015 Enforcement Officers across the country have actually killed 33 more unarmed white people then unarmed black people

The other thing I do know , is if I was a cop and I ate all the shit that they eat and if I would have known everything is George Floyd whether he's white or black as a career Criminal had done in my city knowing that he has just beaten somebody did he has carried weapons in the past if I told him to fucking get down to do something either one of them white or black I don't care and he even looks at me stupid I'm 60% sure I would have shot him and that goes for anybody. To be honest I really don't care too much for cops because most of them have an attitude. But then I got to stop and think how much bullshit they go through every single day and depending on the call did they get they're on that fine line of making it home that day or not I'm going to choose on making it home they're not only just cops they were five different other hats at the same time. Do I think George Floyd had to die I don't know I wasn't there and I don't know all the facts but the odds are I would have shot his ass too he's no fucking hero the fucking gangster is a piece of shit did he deserve to die I don't know I was in there. The odds are yes