THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH DOES NOT REST SOLELY WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED.
It rests with every cowardly public servant who allowed the rot in police culture to fester.
It rests with every cowardly public servant who allowed the rot in police culture to fester.
It rests with every mayor who was too afraid of the local police union. It rests with every legislator who did nothing. It rests with every prosecutor who formed a cozy relationship with the cops. It rests with every judge who turned a blind eye. It rests with every president.
It rests with every affluent liberal who tweeted in support of Ferguson but kept supporting the same dishwater tepid politicians who are afraid of their own shadow. It rests with every MAGA asshole who cheered on Trump's back-the-blue authoritarian chest pounding.
It rests deep in the heart of the nation, in places we absolutely refused to confront. It rests in a tattered series of broken promises. It rests in America's apathy, its cold brutality, its false solidarity, its unending disgrace.
