When I came home from work on thursday I made a sandwich, grabbed a shandy out of the fridge, and plopped onto my bed to scroll through memes on instagram. What I immediately found was this: Well, not actually that. What I found was a video of two young black men smashing self checkout counters with hammers. But you know, same vibe. I want to discuss the ongoing events in Minneapolis, the public reaction to them, and how they fit into a broader historical and political context. But before I do that, I want to establish the facts surrounding the case that ignited the whole situation. George Floyd was murdered. Pretty much everyone agrees on that and virtually no one apart from actual white supremacists is defending the officer who murdered him (nor the three other officers who watched). Regardless, I'll substantiate that. Specifically, George Floyd, a 46 year old black man from Houston who lived in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, allegedly tried to buy a sandwich with a count...
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