Civil reparations? Did George give reparations to the people he victimized? He was a violent felon in the commission of a felony when police tried to detain him. He resisted after a short time, forcing the cop's partner to run over and assist. I'm not excusing the knee... but that's what happened beforehand. I watched in on video. He refused to be cuffed and was yelling at the cop. You're right on this... they have a right to not be beaten up. And when they comply, they don't get beaten up. I can sit here all day and spit out names of black criminals that died because they decided to resist arrest. Black folks call them "victims". Then they block roads, set fires and loot. I don't. I don't have sympathy for any criminal that chooses to resist.
Other ideas? How about stop committing crimes? Is that reasonable? Here, this one is easier: If your dumb ass is caught committing a crime, you don't resist at all. You go to jail and have your day in court. You don't give a bad cop any excuses. This seems to be fairly standard logic for most. I don't see any other race having this issue, do you? Police shoot and kill twice as many whites every year. The FBI data I provided shows that. When George, or Eric Garner, who were both experienced criminals caught in the act, resist arrest... I find it harder to sympathize. When a criminal refuses to drop a knife or points a gun at cops when they arrive, I don't blame cops for that. Black people do. I've yet to see them NOT make excuses for this behavior. To me, that's racism. When you're automatically innocent because you're black and "he" is white, that's racism.