Ex-Chief Medaria Finally Learns What 'Gut-Wrenching' Means After Watching Video Everyone Else Saw
By Vixen Vile, Published 7 hours ago
Just when you thought the ex-Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department had seen it all, it turns out there was one more lesson for him to learn. Medaria Arradondo, in a stunning display of emotional voyeurism, describes his moment of watching the George Floyd video as "absolutely gut-wrenching." Yes, apparently it's only when he saw it that the reality of his department's culture hit him like a police baton to the back of the head.
It's almost touching how he wishes he'd moved faster to change things. Oh, if only the blinding light of hindsight had a fast-forward button. Instead, here we are, five years on, and the man who was supposed to be steering the ship now seems surprised the iceberg was there all along. His department was not just policing the streets but also apparently leading the charge in a cultural indifference parade.
But let's not be too hard on Medaria. After all, it takes a special kind of leader to watch a video that the world has already condemned and feel personally gutted. I mean, who among us hasn't had that moment where we watched our own department's misdeeds and thought, "Oh dear, perhaps we've taken this whole 'serve and protect' thing a bit too literally"? Here's to hoping Medaria's gut-wrenching revelation will be the catalyst for change, though I'm not holding my breath.
