The vandalizing of the statue also stirred up another debate as whether Mr. Floyd deserved to be honored with a statue, and how different people are reacting to this act of vandalism while other statues have been torn down.
However, not all the comments were as civil or direct as Gabriel's.
The question is whether social media and Twitter actually allows a reasonable discussion to these issues – especially whether Mr. Floyd deserved to be honored with a statue, as well as why statutes to past presidents including Washington and Lincoln have also been defaced. "Social media is absolutely not the right place for this conversation," said Boyd."One part of the problem is that people get to post on social media with a degree of anonymity. They can hide behind their online persona and often times without repercussions for their actions.""People don't fact check, especially if they read a post that agrees with their preconceived notions," said Boyd.
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