Quote (JohnnyMcCoy @ 21 Apr 2021 15:37)
of course chauvin cant go free, but its funny how we get the "he didnt get a fair and unbiased trial", when the public pressure is super high, all the time, but not for this guy
black lives matter protesters and other supporters openly celebrate forcing this verdict
This really comes down to how much one believes "the system" to be racially biased.
If there indeed is strong "systemic racism", as a majority of black Americans and liberal whites seem to believe, then this pressure from the street was both justified and necessary to level the playing field and get a fair result. If systemic racism does not exist, or is much less of a factor than liberals think it is, then the pressure built up via the implicit threat of riots and violence was unjustifiable and itself introduced unfair bias into the trial.
Yes, Chauvin is a piece of shit and deserves a harsh sentence, but the way pressure from the streets and even the president factored in still leaves a sour taste.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Apr 21 2021 08:13am