How did a a career criminal, become a sainted figure over night.

How did a a career criminal, become a sainted figure over night?

Candace Owen does a reality check on George Floyd's criminal past

No one thinks that he George  Floyd,  should have died in his arrest, but what I find despicable to be is that everyone is pretending that this man lived a heroic lifestyle when he didn’t. …I refuse to accept the narrative that this person is a martyr or should be lifted up in the black community. …He has a rap sheet (criminal record) that is long, that is dangerous. He is an example of a violent criminal his entire life — up until the very last moment, (where it is argued that he was resisting arrest).

Police Arrested Floyd a Total of 9 Times, Mostly on Drug and Theft Charges

According to court records in Harris County, which encompasses Floyd’s hometown of Houston, authorities arrested him on nine separate occasions between 1997 and 2007, mostly on drug and theft charges that resulted in months-long jail sentences.