On Tuesday, April 20, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer guilty of three charges in connection with the May 25, 2020 killing of Georgia Floyd: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Far-right Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, the night of April 20, discussed the verdict with Ed Gavin — a former deputy sheriff with the New York City Sheriff’s Department — and Carlson brought the interview to an abrupt end when he didn’t like Gavin’s analysis.
Carlson asked Gavin to weigh in on “what this means for law enforcement,” posing the question, “Who’s going to become a cop going forward, do you think?” Gavin responded, “I think people will still become police officers. This really is a learning experience for everyone. Let’s face it: what we say in that video was pure savagery. I mean, the documentary evidence showed the police officer putting his knee on the perpetrator’s neck while he was rear-cuffed and his stomach was on the ground, causing positional asphyxia.”
Gavin continued, “What I’d like to see is more training for police. I’d like to see the police trained as EMTs, like in the fire department.” Continue reading.