If The 5 Black Police Officers Who Killed Tyre Nichols Were White, There Would Be Riots Everywhere
On January 7, Tyre Nichols was pulled over for a traffic violation. He was subsequently beaten and kicked by five police officers; three days later he died from the injuries. His death was far more brutal than George Floyd's, but the response has paled in comparison because the officers in question were black.
The whole country erupted in violent riots in the summer of 2020 when George Floyd died at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. He was apprehended for attempting to use a counterfeit dollar bill and after resisting arrest for quite some time, he was finally put on the ground and restrained by Chauvin, who kneeled down on his upper back/neck area. Some of Floyd's last words were, "I can't breathe." His death became headline news for months on end and on April 21, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty on three counts: second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.