Today isn't a day for celebration. But it is a day for relief. A few thoughts...
1/ The systemic problems that make black and brown people more likely to get pulled over, more likely to get arrested, convicted - and yes, shot - don't end with Chauvin's conviction
2/ We need to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and so much more. Do not rest easy.
3/ But take comfort that in a whole lot of homes in America tonight families are sitting down to a peaceful dinner and quiet evening.
4/ Some of those folks would have otherwise been at a protest. And no matter how well intentioned, there would have been a few knuckleheads and provocateurs in the crowd
5/ And that crowd would have been monitored by law enforcement agents with high stress, no obvious way to tell the good guys from the bad guys and deadly force on their hip.
6/ So take relief that we dodged a lot of pain tonight. Just don't lose sight of how much more we still have to do. /fin
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