What does (did, since he was killed) George Floyd of Minneapolis have to do with an Ontario long term care resident left with pressure sores, and/or in an environment of feces and cockroaches, crying out for hours?
What do both of the above have to do with, for that matter, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)?
They are viewed and treated as less than human. It is widely recognized that seeing someone or a group of someones as less than human is the first step toward abuse. It could also be a spouse, a child, a homeless person.
“Human” perhaps applies to political party donors, well-connected cronies, or simply people who are “like me” (whatever that might mean).
It ought to be especially disturbing that those who view some as less than human consider themselves people of faith. Apparently only certain people are made in the image of God.