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KBCraig wrote:Since this happened not far from where I'll be living in a couple of years, I've read all I can find on it.

Everyone agrees that Mr. Floyd, the former Marine, was fully justified in his actions, and that Liko Kenney was completely unjustified.

But my sad conclusion is that Cpl. McKay's death is as much his own doing as anyone else's, and that his style of policing greatly contributed to Kenney's anger.

As I said, Kenney was completely unjustified. But even McKay's strongest supporters noted that he was a zero-tolerance enforcer of laws.

Police officers are always at risk, but sometimes they put themselves at unnecessary risk by the approach they adopt. Kenney and McKay had a history. In 2003, Kenney was convicted of assaulting McKay and resisting arrest. Kenney claimed that he was the victim of an assault; he had no witnesses to support his claim, but Kenney was the one in a coma with a broken jaw. An agreement was in place that if McKay stopped Kenney, another officer would be called to handle things. On Friday, McKay refused to call another officer, and things escalated from there.

I pray for our LEOs who work the streets. I also pray that they and their advisers have the wisdom to know that it's a bad idea to be badge-heavy in a small rural town with a four-officer department.

I salute George Floyd for his bravery and decisiveness. I also salute Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's common sense, and her speedy announcement that Floyd was justified and would face no charges.

My condolences to both families.

Kevin