Five years ago, the 8-minute, 46-second smartphone video of George Floyd‘s murder upended the long frustrating campaign for racial equity. The recorded death by Minneapolis police tugged at people’s hearts, anger, and ultimately, their wallets.It was all a con. Floyd died of an overdose. Even if he were murdered, that would not prove anything, but an isolated crime.In the months that followed, organizations across the country made sweeping proclamations of antiracism, pledging to give billions upon billions to initiatives to combat racism and end violence and injustice on Black communities.
In Greater Boston, at least 20 foundations, organizations, and corporations pledged about $1 billion in grants, investments, and scholarships for equity-related causes, according to a Globe review of announcements in response to the racial reckoning of 2020. They variously aimed at reducing disparities in health and wealth and reforming the criminal justice system, among other issues afflicting Black America.
But five years later, it’s difficult to discern what all that money bought.
Monday, May 26, 2025
The George Floyd Con, 5 Years Later
The Boston Globe reports:
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If you want to die on a hill for someone, you might want to chose someone worth the sacrifice. George was not worth the effort to get upset about. He lied, robbed, assaulted, trespassed, used and dealt illegal drugs, and threatened people with firearms. He was not exactly a model citizen and had a considerable rap sheet.
George Floyd was a thug, as he lived as one, and predictably died as one.
George Floyd assaulted a pregnant woman with a gun in her own home after impersonating a city worker, forcing his way into her home and ransacking the place looking for money and drugs.
The only thing dumber than the man himself are the people who decided to burn down their very own neighborhoods using Floyd's death as an excuse to riot.
Shooting yourself in the foot to spite someone else is not a winning strategy.
Also dumb are all the people who said his death was proof of systemic racism.
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