Mainstream Media Finds 'Confusion' After Police Killings, Not Systemic Brutality
When The Independent observes 'confusion' increased between the George Floyd killing and Renee Good's recent death in Minneapolis, one might wonder if they’re watching different tapes. The context missing? A system repeatedly failing to hold itself accountable. Good, like Floyd, died during an interaction with Minneapolis police. Both deaths involved law enforcement actions captured on video, yet
somehow, the media narrative pivots to 'confusion' rather than systemic issues in policing. This isn't 'confusion'; it’s a deliberate obfuscation. Instead of interrogating the patterns of police violence and the glacial pace of justice, outlets like The Independent frame these incidents as perplexing anomalies. Perhaps the 'confusion' isn't among the public, but within newsrooms struggling to
connect seemingly disparate events into a coherent critique of power. How many more videos must surface before the media recognizes a pattern, not merely isolated instances that baffle the population?