From [HERE] Thomas Lane, a white Minneapolis police officer who held down George Floyd’s legs as he gasped for air while dying under the knee of another white officer, was sentenced by a white judge to two and a half years in prison on Thursday.

The federal judge in St. Paul handed down the sentence to Mr. Lane several months after a jury found him guilty of violating Mr. Floyd’s rights by not providing him with medical care after Derek Chauvin, the other officer, knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. Mr. Lane, who is also waiting to be sentenced over a state manslaughter charge, will be the second officer imprisoned over Mr. Floyd’s death, which set off a summer of protests across the United States in 2020.

Mr. Lane’s sentence was less than half as long as what prosecutors had sought. Mr. Floyd’s relatives had asked the judge to impose the maximum prison term possible and said afterward that they were upset by the sentence.

“It’s insulting that he didn’t get the maximum amount of time,” said Philonise Floyd, one of Mr. Floyd’s brothers, adding: “If it was me and that was accessory to murder, they would’ve gave me the maximum amount of time. And you’re a police officer who was sworn to protect, who took an oath, and you didn’t get the maximum amount of time.”

Mr. Lane and his lawyer declined to comment as they left the courthouse. The judge’s sentence was three months longer than what they had requested. Judge Magnuson called the crime a “very serious offense” but also called Mr. Lane a person of “outstanding character” and said he had received a flood of letters supporting him. The judge ordered Mr. Lane to surrender in October after he is sentenced in the state manslaughter case.

Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said Mr. Floyd would still be alive had Mr. Lane and other officers intervened.

“This sentence should send a message that protecting people in custody is the affirmative duty and obligation of every law enforcement officer, regardless of one’s rank or seniority,” Ms. Clarke said. [MORE]

ANON explains, There are NO black individuals or black organizations that have the power to strip whites of their collective right to live where they want, work where they want, get an education wherever they want, or control what white people do collectively in ANY area of human activity. There are NO black institutions that are more powerful than white institutions. Therefore, blacks do not have the COLLECTIVE POWER to diminish the quality of life for the white collective.

Q: What is collective power?

A: Collective power is the institutions and systems that benefit one group at the expense of another group, and allow one group to dominate another group in all areas of human activity.

For example, when a white policeman shoots an unarmed black man (50 times), his fellow officers, the police chief, internal affairs, the union, the media, the prosecutor, thejudge, and thejury will support, defend, and finance that white police officer’s “right” to shoot (murder) an unarmed black person. That is white collective power.

It is rare for a white police officer to be punished for using excessive force against a black man, woman, or child. It is just as rare for a black police officer to use excessive force against a white person.

In fact, the authors were unable to find a single instance of a black police officer shooting or killing an unarmed white person in the history of modern law enforcement. This is not surprising but it is absolute proof that the black individual operating within a system of white supremacy cannot mistreat whites even if he or she is wearing a uniform, a badge, and carrying a gun.

Another example of white collective power is the mortgage and real estate industry, which systematically discriminates against black (and non-white) renters, homebuyers, and homeowners by: 

* Red-lining - denying home loans to minority geographical areas.

* Reverse red-lining -- targeting minority areas for fraudulent sub-prime home loans that are designed to self-destruct.

* Inflating home appraisals in racially changing neighborhoods to defraud (overcharge) minority homebuyers.

* Low-balling appraisals in minority areas to reduce home equity.

* Refusing to rent or sell to minorities in certain geographical areas.

* Raising property taxes in minority areas to drive minority residents out of desirable inner-city neighborhoods. (gentrification)

* Exclusion from special financing deals that are not generally known to the public, and are only offered to a select group of white buyers. 

Banks, real estate brokers, appraisers, and mortgage lenders represent INSTITUTIONAL RACISM (power) that is reinforced by the courts, banking, and government (systems).

This does not mean blacks are less likely to abuse power than whites if given the opportunity. It means blacks cannot abuse power that does not exist. The proof: there is no place in America where blacks are collectively practicing racism against whites collectively. [MORE]