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Taxpayer-funded PBS now has kids cartoon Arthur talking about George Floyd’s “video”

Taxpayer-funded PBS now has kids cartoon Arthur talking about George Floyd’s “video” 1

With everything from COVID-19 and quarantine, to Anti-police rhetoric and riots, many parents, myself included, have tried their best to shield their children from seeing the reality of everything that is unfolding.

The news is no longer on in the background, as it just spews negativity and hate from start to finish. This leaves parents forced to turn on good wholesome cartoons, in order to provide their children with good wholesome entertainment. 

PBS has always boasted that it produces educational, “feel good”, kid friendly shows, that parents can feel good about letting their children watch. 

Unfortunately, PBS, which is a taxpayer-funded station, has now done the “popular cool kid thing”, and jumped on the bandwagon of discussing George Floyd’s death, and racism. 

The PBS show Arthur took to the screen essentially telling children that the United States is a racist country that needs change, and brutality against black people is a common occurrence that needs to change. 

Although they do not mention Floyd by name, in the episode, Arthur speaks with his friend Buster about “the video”.

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Arthur asks Buster:

“Did you see that video?” 

Buster Responds:

“Yeah, I just watched it. It was awful! I can’t believe someone would be hurt like that, just because they’re black.”

Arthur:

“Buster, it happens everywhere!” Arthur responds. “I was talking to Mrs. MacGrady the other day and she said there’s a really long history of black people not being treated fairly in this country.”

Buster:

“It has to stop!,” 

Watch below:

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Later, the school lunch lady Mrs. MacGrady makes an appearance, and explains how racism is “like a disease” that is “gonna get worse”, without further action.

She says:

“Yes, I saw [the video] too. And let me tell you, it made my blood boil,” she says, before adding that “it’s not enough to say, ‘I’m not racist, it’s not my problem.’”

This is beyond unacceptable and upsetting. A parent has the right to choose what information they share with their children, and how. It is not up to PBS to have a “good wholesome show” inform the children of a hot button issue taking place today.

We can all agree, racism is disgusting, however, that is an issue parents need to discuss with their children how they see fit, it should not be forced upon children through their favorite show. 

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Not to mention this “change” that Mrs. MacGrady discusses, should happen in terms of racism, however, the current way that protesters in this country are trying to “change” things is disgusting. Law Enforcement Today brought you a story about how Black Lives Matter is currently trying to “change” things. 

Black lives matter, and that should include the lives tragically lost in the riots that have been taking place all across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. 

The riots have destroyed black lives, black livelihoods, and black monuments. 

The rioters are terrorists disproportionately harming and terrorizing people of color. As Black Lives Matter activists continue to repeat the names of unarmed black men and women killed by police, the names of victims killed in the George Floyd riots should also be said.

Many cities claim that their protests are peaceful and while that might be true, especially during the day, many instigators used the large crowds as an opportunity to loot, vandalize, and destroy.  Many peaceful protests turned violent and those riots came with a death toll of at least 21 people. 

David Dorn, a 77-year-old retired St. Louis police captain was shot and killed when looters broke into a pawn shop on June 2.  Dorn was checking on a burglar alarm when the looters broke in.  That night in St.Louis, rioters shot four officers, burned and looted businesses, and threw rocks at the police.

St. Louis police arrested Stephan Cannon, 24, charging him with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and felon in possession of a firearm. 

David McAtee, the 53-year-old owner of a barbecue restaurant was shot and killed when Police and National Guard troopers were trying to clear a crowd in Louisville, Kentucky.  They heard gunshots and returned fire.  Police say surveillance camera captured McAtee firing a gun as officers approached. 

The police released a video of the shooting:

“We are releasing it to provide transparency. It does not answer every question.”

Chris Beaty, 38 years old ,was shot and killed on the street in downtown Indianapolis on May 30th during a protest.  Beaty played football for Indiana University and was known as “Mr. Indianapolis.”  Beaty was helping two women who were being mugged when he was shot. 

Dorian Murrell, 18 years old, was shot and killed by 29-year-old Tyler Newby.  Newby told police he had shot Murrell after Newby and a friend picked up a gas canister on the ground as they walked downtown after the protests.  Newby claimed they were approached by a group of about 10 men and said he was pushed to the ground and found Murrell standing over him, so he shot him. Newby turned himself into the police and has been accused of murder and placed behind bars. 

Italia Marie Kelly, 22 years old, was shot while trying to get into a friend’s car to leave a George Floyd protest in Davenport, Iowa.  She died later that evening. The Davenport Police Department arrested 21-year-old Parker Marlin Belz and charged him with first-degree murder in the case. 

Marquis Tousant, 23 years old was shot and died that same evening in Davenport, Iowa. He was found dead near where police said one or more persons fired 13 shot at an unmarked police truck investigating a suspicious car in an alley.  The officer who drove the truck was shot in the leg.

Dave Patrick Underwood, 53 years old, a federal officer who was working security at a U.S. courthouse in Oakland, California during a protest when someone opened fire from a vehicle. The shooting critically wounded another officer.  The buildings glass doors were mashed and the front entrance sprayed with anti-police graffiti. 

Police arrested Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Carriollo, 32, charging him with murder and attempted murder.  Police reportedly found symbols associated with the far-right extremist “Boogaloo” movement, which aims to spark an impending civil war. 

Calvin Horton Jr, 43 years old, was fatally shot outside a Minneapolis pawn shop on May 27th.  The 59-year-old owner was booked into jail on suspicion if murder, but later released. 

James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man reportedly shoved bar owner Jake Gardner, a white man, to the ground on Saturday, June 6th in Omaha, Nebraska.  Gardner fired shots into the air as people shoved him to the ground.  Scurlock jumped on Gardner, who fired the gun over his should, hitting Scurlock. Authorities declined to press charges in the death, calling the shooting self-defense, however, Gardner may still face misdemeanor gun charges because his concealed carry permit for the gun expired. 

Javar Harrell, a 21-year-old black man was shot and killed when he was sitting in the driver’s seat of a car in a parking lot with two others when someone fired shots into his vehicle and then ran away during a protest in Detroit, Michigan.

Barry Perkins III, 29 years old died after climbing between two trailers of a FedEx truck during a protest on highway, I-44 in St. Louis.  Protestors stopped the driver, but the driver took off when people began looting one of his trailers. 

Jorge Gomez, 25 years old, was fatally shot when police broke up a protest in downtown Las Vegas.  Police said the officers opened fired after Gomez pointed a gun at them.

Hours before the protest, he wrote:

“Be ready for war. Do not cower in the face of revolution.”

Unlike other protesters, Gomez was reportedly carrying several guns and wearing body armor.

Jose Guiterrez, 28 years old, was fatally shot as looters ransacked businesses in the Cicero neighborhood in Chicago.  Police have charged Zion Haygood with first-degree murder in the shooting.  Police say Guiterrez was a bystander and not involved in the shooting.

Victor Cazares Jr., 27 years old was shot the same night as Guiterrez in Chicago in a separate incident near a grocery store.

Marvin Francois, 50 years old, was shot when three carjackers attempted to steal a car. In the process they shot Francois.

Two unidentified looters.  One looter attempted to break into a gun shop in Philadelphia and the owner of the shop shot and killed the man after seeing a group of looters on his surveillance camera. That same night, a 24-year-old looter died while trying to blow up a sidewalk ATM in Philadelphia.

Horace Lorenzo Anderson, 19 years old, was shot and killed around the CHOP zone in Seattle, Washington. 

Antonio Mays Jr., a black 16-year-old drove a Jeep to CHOP, seeking safety after having carjacked the vehicle.  A friend told him he would find “safety” at the police-free zone.  Instead, CHOP “security” fired into the vehicle killing Mays and injuring the passenger, a 14-year-old boy. 

Secoriea Turner, 8 years old, was fatally shot as her mother attempted to park a car near a group of protesters close to the Wendy’s were Rayshard Brooks was killed by police in Atlanta. 

This list continues to grow as the protests over George Floyd’s death, racism, and police brutality continue across the country.

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