In medical terms, the nation has been in status epilepticus – an unrelenting seizure - since the cruel and cowardly killing of George Floyd, an act of evil that we have all witnessed on tape repeatedly. First, there was the brazen killing of an unarmed man who was already lying face down in handcuffs while a police officer pressed his neck into the pavement. All the while the officer’s hand was comfortably planted in his pocket, a casual pose that one might expect from an officer ambling down the street greeting folks passing by. Three of the officer’s confederates hovered over the scene. Was Mr. Floyd a flight risk? While I am not a law enforcement professional, Mr. Floyd did not appear to be combative or resisting? This violence was perpetrated by one who was sworn to protect and serve all of us, including Mr. Floyd. Protests erupted throughout the nation and beyond our borders. While Mr. Floyd's passing may have been the spark, the story started hundreds of
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