Because it's not the one time. I don't remember any conservatives defending Derek Chauvin, nor do I remember any defending Michael Slager. When cops clearly exceed their authority and use excessive force, conservatives have no problem saying they should be held accountable. The Michael Brown shooting promoted a false narrative (hands up, don't shoot) that was subsequently proven to be wrong. Officer Darren Wilson was cleared of any wrongdoing, not only by the St. Louis County grand jury, but the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The death of Freddie Gray was not because he was beaten up by officers using excessive force; he was not secured in the transport vehicle, and although the failure to properly secure him was a violation of Baltimore police department policy, that policy had only been enacted six days earlier, and the officers may not have received the necessary retraining. It's also telling that Baltimore D.A. Marilyn Mosby was unable to convict the officers in court, and George Washington University Law School professor John F. Banzhaf III filed a complaint with the Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission against Mosby, saying she did not have probable cause to charge six officers in the killing of Freddie Gray, and also that she repeatedly withheld evidence from the officers' defense attorneys. Consequently, she is being sued by the (acquitted) defendants for malicious prosecution.
Just because you don't see any other explanation doesn't mean there isn't one. There is: contrary to the preferred media narrative, police are not "hunting" black people, and the impression that they are is a false narrative being promoted by leftist radicals, and a corrupt and partisan media that rushes to judgment before the investigations are anywhere near over.
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