Eric Metaxas on George Floyd: “This was not some innocent. This was somebody who was essentially courting trouble.”
In an interview with “Internet Author Raw Egg Nationalist,” Metaxas bemoans “we don't have real justice in the United States at this point” for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin
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From the August 16, 2023, edition of Salem Media's The Eric Metaxas Show, as uploaded to Rumble
ERIC METAXAS (SALEM RADIO HOST): I want to talk to you about health and fitness, because you write about that a lot. But before that, let's talk about Derek Chauvin. I have to say, the whole thing is dismaying because we don't have real justice in the United States at this point. And in other words, we have this kind of mob rule. What happened with George Floyd was very confusing and difficult for many, many people because when you see someone suffer and die, every human heart ought to be moved by it. But to then say that he was murdered, not to be aware of the background, you know, it's emotion is very, very powerful. But at some point you have to step back and you have to say, so what exactly is it that happened here? Was he murdered? Was it the intention of this policeman to kill this person? How reckless was what he did? It is at least complicated. And then you hear the background of who George Floyd was and you think, wow, wait a minute, this was not some innocent. This was somebody who was essentially courting trouble. And I think of, you know, if a cop pulls me over, I'm 'yes, sir. No, sir.' Because I'm aware that those things can go wrong quickly. You don't know what the cop had for breakfast that morning, and so this is a really lamentable situation.