My stance on the riots.

Jun 3, 2020

Normally I don't get political on Deviantart, mostly because I don't have much of a reason to, But this broke me. For my non American viewers, police brutality has been an ongoing issue here in the states for some time now, and with the recent unjustly death of an innocent man, it has irrupted into rioting, looting, burning, and even killings. While I understand and to an extent support the message Black Lives Matter is trying to get out there, the simple truth of the matter is that Police brutality isn't mutually exclusive to black people. In 2016, a white man named Tony Timba received similar treatment to George Floyd who was schizophrenic. As the cops pinned him down by his knees, elbows, and even his neck, they cackled like school bullies. I know a state trooper/officer who would have handled things much more appropriately, so I know not all cops are like this. But American law enforcement as a whole needs to undergo some serious reformation, it doesn't matter what your skin