Free Republic

The media help foster a narrative there is an epidemic of Caucasian police officers killing black Americans out of racist impulses. But is it really true? This past week, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with the second-degree murder of George Floyd, a black man. Footage and photos of FloydÂ’s death launched protests and riots across the country. Despite there being no evidence yet that the officer was racist, it is simply assumed that racism motivated the Caucasian copÂ’s abusive actions.Law enforcement officers can be careless or abusive without being racist. In Dallas, in 2016, a Caucasian man died...