Rioters aren’t accountable. You can’t call up their union. They’re not under anyone's control. People using protest as cover for chaos are a terribly hard problem to solve.
But the police are supposed to be accountable. Police brutality is a problem we should be able to solve.
But the police are supposed to be accountable. Police brutality is a problem we should be able to solve.
And here's the good news: If there was less police brutality, there would be less rioting. If a man hadn't been murdered, slowly, on camera, by police, our cities wouldn't be in flames.
So many want to force a false choice: do you support the rioters or the cops?
But out-of-control police and rioters are fundamentally on the same side: They are both threats to social stability. They both destroy lives and cities. They feed off each other.
But out-of-control police and rioters are fundamentally on the same side: They are both threats to social stability. They both destroy lives and cities. They feed off each other.
You see this watching the protesters. They are out there trying to stop police brutality. They are also, over and over again, trying to protect their cities and movements from the people who just want to cause damage. They're the ones who have this right.
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