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Old 06-10-2020, 09:29 AM
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Yes! People please check out Chauvin’s police record before before condemning George Floyd.
Please enlighten us on how Chauvin's record, sketchy though it may be, has anything to do with someone pointing out the fact that Floyd was a thug:
Thug | Definition of Thug by Merriam-Webster

Now check/listen how John McWhorter twists thug into a racially-weaponized term:
NPR's Melissa Block speaks to John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, about the use of the word "thug" to describe Baltimore rioters.
The Racially Charged Meaning Behind The Word 'Thug' : NPR

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