America continues to burn, curfew declared in as many as 40 cities, all emanating from the brutal killing of George Floyd, by a Minneapolis cop. The US President could have averted the mayhems had he climbed down from the high pedestal of the presidency and became a human being like anyone else. There is no substitute for the kneeling-down cops as a mark of showing empathy, which touched everyone’s hearts.
The angst of a harried society, with the double whammy of job losses from Covid, increased the speedy spread of the protests pan America. It was perfect timing for criminal elements to break into stores and loot, torch vehicles and take on other police officers.
The killing is a cold-blooded horror, not permissible in any civilized country, be it in India or the US. I had to mention India because there are pathetic cursed souls in our country, who think what the cop did under the circumstances could have been right. I had no option to steer away from such unacceptable thoughts and people.
Criminal elements, as opposed to democracy and the rule of law, have hijacked the genuine and spontaneous protests. Looting and scooting have no place in any society. There could be enemies of the US, promoting the arsonous acts and enjoying the agony of the USA. They must not get a foothold in accentuating the crisis.
If any amends have to be done for the murder, the country must prevent their cops behaving like wild-west cowboys. Inclusivity, merely a part of the constitution must be fiercely promoted in its real sense into all realms of the US society.
I hope and pray that the POTUS refrains again from tweeting anything remotely furthering the inflammation. India’s relations with the US have entered a crucial phase, and our trade and security may have an adverse implication with the US on the boil. Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela can never be more relevant than today.
Let us hope for peace and health returns to the US.
Sampath Kumar
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