The United States may need to brace itself for George Floyd 2.0. Another black male has been shot while resisting arrest. Despite the obvious facts surrounding the incident, the radical mainstream media is ready to pounce on the opportunity.
The circumstances are somewhat different, but the underlying principle will be the same. Once again, the insane progressive left will begin making their outrageous claims. The police officers will be vilified. All law enforcement across the country will be labeled as evil. They are not.
Anyone with an ounce of common sense can watch the video of this shooting and quickly determine the truth. Patrick Lyoya resisted arrest. At one juncture, Lyoya resisted with violence, fighting with police officers.
He was told what to do by a law enforcement officer and refused to comply. Like many of these resisting arrest tragedies, the incident was videotaped. This time, there are multiple angles. There is the police car’s camera, and a camera worn by the officer.
In addition, there are angles from a neighborhood home surveillance camera and the passenger’s phone. The car was pulled over. Both Lyoya and the passenger were instructed to remain in the car. That’s normal protocol.
Everyone knows this. Only someone with something to hide, or someone mentally compromised, would think to do otherwise. Lyoya triggered the incident by ignoring the instructions to remain in the car. He kept asking officers what he had done wrong. That’s fine.
Long before the situation escalated, he was told the plates did not match the vehicle and asked for a driver’s license. At this point, Lyoya seemed to try to sneak away. When an officer followed him, Lyoya started to fight back.
Maybe America needs to teach a course on “how not to respond” when encountering law enforcement. Trying to sneak away is no-no number one. Resisting arrest with violence would fall immediately behind, trying to flee.
Patrick Lyoya broke both rules in an instant. He was caught and pinned to the ground. Again, standard protocol to use for a fleeing suspect who resists arrest. But the resisting didn’t stop. As the officer tried to get Lyoya to a cruiser, he put up a bigger fight.
