Still The Ugly Truth That No One Wants To Talk About

LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore's Gaffe

LAPD Chief has apologized several times over his recent blooper on live TV after he said:

“His (George Floyd's) death is on their (looters') hands, as much as it is those officers".

Moore made this statement (a slip / a faux pas) during a press conference with the LA City Mayor, Mayor Garcetti.

Apology

Moore said he misspoke.

He then tried to explain that when he said that Mr. Floyd's blood is on the looter's hands, he said he shouldn't have compared the loss of goods with the loss of life. No comparison.

But my question is... was that what he really meant? Was he really comparing looters and murderers?

For that reason alone, he should have resigned his position.

Another Meaning

But somebody has to correct me here and I'm sure I will get a lot of flak for this from people who aren't honest with themselves or those who have not walked the streets at night being a peace officer.

And we all really have to be honest about something here.

Because his explanation does not really make a lot of sense, especially for a Chief of Police.

Now what he said would have made sense if he admitted that he didn't really misspoke.

And if he didn't, then the only other reason would have been that he unintentionally verbalized what was really on his mind. If that is the case, then the only possible explanation for what he said was this...

People of color gets a bad rap because given the chance, they steal, they rob, they destroy other people's property and they hurt innocent people and police officers.

Granted, the looters and the thugs doing the arson, the vandalism, robbery, theft, and the mayhem are not all POC. But there were a good number who are. And the victims were mostly of European and Asian ethnicity.

Now that's speaking like a lifelong career police officer (non-Black) who has known fear of Black people and just really being honest about it.

For the most part, humans are herd animals, we mingle with those who are similar with us and conversely we are wary of those who aren't. This is a generalization of course, but nonetheless true.

People of the same ethnicity, same education, same background, same traditions, same creed, same orientation, and same language flock together.

Those who are different are not considered one of them. Hence the occasional call by some, to go back home or go back to where you came from.

Now if we can't talk about this ugly truth, then there's no openness. If there is no openness, then there is no understanding. If there is no understanding, then it will be hard to bridge the big divide that no one wants to talk about.