The death of George Floyd and the controversy surrounding it spread like wildfire in the USA when details about the incident emerged.

But by comparison, the uproar about Philando Castile was next to nothing. What’s the main difference between Philando Castile and George Floyd? Philando Castile was legally armed when he was shot even though he presented no threat to police at the time of the incident and the cop that shot him was later acquitted.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Philando_Castile

So, while murals of George Floyd are plastered all over cities in America and his name will be remembered by many Americans for the rest of perpetuity, Philando Castile will largely by forgotten and ignored, even by pro gun activists and liberals against police brutality.

Heck, take the recent Roger Fortson incident. A 23 year old Airman was recently shot and killed because a cop saw him holding a gun, even though the gun was pointed at the ground and away from the cop in question.

https://youtu.be/CKLxdAnhXSM?si=MqnIHFlvSnEGHHt_

Because many liberals are pro gun control and also have fears about guns, it makes sense why they are less likely to support victims of police brutality when the victim was legally armed.

It makes you wonder if whenever someone armed is shot by police, that a worrying amount of people think “they had it coming” all because they were exercising their 2nd Amendment right when they encountered the cops.

It also makes you wonder why gun owners aren’t just as afraid of cops as black people are.