John Walker is Equivlent to Derek Chauvin

There's an undeniable correlation to be drawn, but the notion of power corrupting isn't a new one.

I'm no expert on "U.S. Agent," but I'd guess the comic version, like Wyatt Russell's take, gave in to brutality and thus became "unworthy" of the Captain America title.

Regardless, no way should he have stayed Captain America in the MCU. The notion this series sold (which I bought wholeheartedly) is that the title, "Captain America," requires worthiness that a perfect soldier cannot meet through his combat skills alone. It's about heart, not skill.

Even Walker acknowledged that with his little "bro nod" to Sam after his (I'll admit, borderline cornball) final speech.

Bottom line, I'd guess Chauvin lived up to his name and was being cruel based on bigotry. Seems the jury thought so, too. He was a bad person, at the core.

Walker is a good person, at the core, which he proved when he chose rescue over vengeance. He's just not good enough to be Captain America. He also very clearly suffers from some degree of PTSD as well as survivor's guilt, having been awarded multiple medals "for the worst day of his life."

Yeah ... no real equivalency.