@livinglava,
Some American cops are racist. They want to stereotype people of color and assume that just because they are people of color that they fit into a certain mold.
Having counterfeit money in one's possession is NOT a reason for ANY cops to kill anyone.
What I don't understand is why other people of color have the nerve to be biased towards Blacks. One or two of the cops who subdued Floyd were Asian American.
They just wanted to assume because Floyd was African American that he was some kind of thug or animal, or "savage", which is sick.
Some American cops are seemingly programmed to think some African American males are a threat, which is racist.
Like I said I'm not some degenerate riff-raff from any American urban slum. I was born and raised in the suburbs. I grew up in a quiet predominantly-White neighborhood.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, African American males are stereotyped as being "predators" or thugs.
I don't know what percent of African Americans live in American urban slums, but that figure is probably blown out of proportion by the American media. Black Middle class exists.
Perhaps the cops who subdued Floyd stereotyped him and assumed he had some kind of slave, ghetto, project, or " 'hood" mentality; perhaps they assumed he was some ignorant person who couldn't be reasoned with. Maybe to them Floyd looked "intimidating". Maybe they had some kind of an aversion to brown skin and nappy hair. Who knows?
Historically early police forces were set up in the U.S. as a means to control slaves in the U.S.
They mentioned this in a program they did on cop brutality in the U.S. on BET a few years ago.
