Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) Video released in the last hour. Lori Lightfoot "calling for peace" in this way will lead to the opposite result. Actions speak louder than words. Will the police be properly equipped & supported tonight?

RIP Adam Toledo. IMO the case that said it all was Elijah McClain...

https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1382752842222600208

(2) Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying one tragedy is more important than another. Whichever side of this issue you're on, it's advisable to learn about as many recent cases as you can. The details might surprise you.

IMO we all want to see less violence in the aftermath.

(3) The far left want to "burn it all down" & in some cities they partly achieve that, at least figuratively. The far right also want to figuratively burn it all down, in terms of the country's institutions like the DOJ, FBI.

The more violent you are, the less support you get.

(4) When part of a city is burned down, & innocent people lose their lives, the far left hand a victory to the far right. But it's no different to the victory the far right (Trump supporters) gave their opponents on 1/6.

The non-violent majority in the middle never forget.

(5) A case in late September 2016 showed the harm that can be done in the aftermath of a high profile officer involved shooting (OIS).

RIP Justin Carr, a (genuinely) peaceful protester and murder victim.

The killer is doing a long stretch in prison: wbtv.com/2019/03/08/ray…

(6) Every police chief and mayor in a town or city where OIS-related protests are occurring should be trying to restore order as quickly as possible. Maybe Lori Lightfoot was trying to prevent violence, IDK. Her words today might do the opposite, we'll see.

(7) In the Keith Lamont Scott protests I mentioned above (which contributed to the death of Justin Carr) there was a dispute over what the incident videos showed. It's important to take ALL available evidence into account, iso reacting to one video.

blackpast.org/african-americ…

(8) At a minimum, police (and if deployed, troops) responding to a riot must be properly equipped with protective gear and (police) tactical options for ending the violence.

Once a protest becomes violent, it's not a protest, it's a riot.

Police at a protest need to be ready.

(9) Mayors should focus more on their responsibility to give their police employees the greatest chance of success in preventing or quelling a riot, than addressing the public about a video.

And BTW, on 1/6 in downtown DC, Trump had an equivalent role, as Commander in Chief.

(10) Trump deliberately failed to ensure the DC National Guard under his command were properly ready to preserve life and protect property, and then took hours to release them to help at the Capitol.

He, like all of us, knew the protest would almost certainly become a riot.

(11) All Trump had to do was deploy his DCNG troops as an effective perimeter on federal land AROUND the Capitol, like he did for mere property in early June 2020.

At least 5 Americans would likely be alive today if he had.

(12) Every American should be concerned about both the violence on 1/6 & every post-OIS protest that turns into a riot.

I've been studying the beliefs and statements made by each side.

Elijah McClain's death was an unbearable tragedy:

nytimes.com/article/who-wa…

(13) It's not just the death of the suspect in every high profile OIS, it's harm these incidents do to others.

Sometimes the OIS is lawful & justified. Sometimes it is not!

Both sides can twist the facts to suit their position, which only serves to rile up the other side.

(14) Some of the most sickening replies I get are when the far right try to claim the OIS of Ashli Babbitt on 1/6 was unlawful & unjustified.

That must really stick in the craw of the moderate & far left, & the moderate right, ie most Americans.

They even try to dox the LEO.