Chris Cuomo on Police Reform
To put it frank, Chris Cuomo says police reform won’t happen until white kids start getting killed. The CNN host made the comments while talking about the police killings of George Floyd, Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo.
“How many more [will] die from the pandemic; die from police shootings?” Cuomo said. “George Floyd. Daunte Wright. I wonder if you’ll remember their names six months from today because they’ll be replaced by so many others.”
Cuomo also criticized those who try to demonize victims of police violence by pointing out their criminal histories or past interactions with police.
These are the realities of America today that we need to face. While many took offense to Cuomo’s thoughts, the fact remains there is a pattern of black people getting killed and no one being held accountable. In every case there is also a media release of information to demonize a victim to make them being killed justifiable.
Cuomo went on to claim that if Black Americans began buying guns or forming armed militias to protect themselves from the government — a common argument made by pro-Second Amendment activists — gun reform laws in the U.S. would be passed quickly.
