Lest I Appear Even Remotely Unsympathetic - or More Importantly, Un-Empathetic - to the Memory of George Floyd, Let me Here and Now Give his Brother Torrence Full Marks and Real Kudos for his Grace-filled, Tempered and Moreover Extremely Helpful Admonition to Protesters Inc., Ever Since Looting et al Erupted Bigtime Across the Face of the USA the Other Day...But Sadly, if All Too Predictably, 'his' President Dismally Failed to Follow Suit: Rarking the Situation Up Majorly as he (President Trump) Effectively 'Channelled' his Relevant Predecessor, Richard Milhaus Nixon, in Coming Down Like the Proverbial Upon Any and All Protesters Americawide...While Former President Obama Struck the Perfect Note in his Response, Making it Abundantly Clear that NOTHING GOOD Would be Gained for the Cause (of Black Freedom from Systemic Police Violence) by Looting and Pillaging from Literal Pillar to Post, But Only a Great Disservice to the Memory of a Man who was Apparently a Decent and Genuinely Loved Individual, One who Tragically Found himself 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' and now is no longer with us as a result...


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