No on was executed “
What do you call it ? Give it a name.
Floyd's death was a homicide. Whether it will ultimately be murder 1, 2 or 3 or manslaughter is up to a jury to decide.
I gotta go with Leo on this one y'all. No, this wasn't an execution, using that term just amps up the vitriol on both sides. It was murder, plain and simple, and it's up to a jury to determine what level of murder it was.
People on the left gotta quit using rhetoric and inflammatory language, just like people on the right gotta stop. Making something sound worse than what it actually is (and yeah, executions by police are worse than murder), doesn't do anyone involved in the conversation any good.
If it’s murder one, it’s premeditated and execution is an appropriate term. So, we are not arbitrarily using the term.....
Sorry, but an execution is not the same thing as premeditated murder.
execution
[ ek-si-kyoo-shuh n ]
SEE SYNONYMS FOR execution ON THESAURUS.COM
noun
1. the act or process of executing.
2. the state or fact of being executed.
3. the infliction of capital punishment or, formerly, of any legal punishment.
4. the process of performing a judgment or sentence of a court: The judge stayed execution of the sentence pending appeal.
If someone else had told the cop to kill Floyd, then MAYBE you could call it an execution. But, the cop decided to do the deed himself, which resulted in Floyd's death. No, you cannot call this an execution. Like I said, both sides need to stop with the inflammatory rhetoric, as it muddies up the conversation.
If not one person in four said anything to stop the killing of Floyd, the officer had permission to continue doing what he was doing. Lynching of blacks By uniformed (kkk) White men continued as late as 1981.
The black experience includes these episodes for over two hundred years....I have no problem referring a murder one charge as an execution by a band of uniformed police who are suppose to represent the law.
You didn't pay much attention to the story then, did you? Two of the people helping him hold down Floyd were rookies, and he was their training officer. Yes, one of them did ask if they should turn him over, but they were told no. Again, you gotta quit with the demagoguery and rhetoric. The more inflamed you make your speech, the less people are going to be willing to listen to you, as you are making it sound worse than it currently is.
And, fwiw, he's not being charged with murder 1, he's been charged with murder 2.