Police are too quick to break up and use violence against protests about police brutality, racism and Indigenous rights.
Police are too slow to break up protests about Covid mandates.
It's hard not to see the role demographics plays there.
Police are too slow to break up protests about Covid mandates.
It's hard not to see the role demographics plays there.
I believe in the right to protest, even if it inconveniences. I also believe that the state has a responsibility to act when it exceeds reasonable limits. Like most cases of civil disobedience, arrests are an expected cost to pay. If no cost, no deterrence.
Individuals who disperse when asked to shouldn't face consequences. Authorities shouldn't escalate with violence (e.g beatings). There's a balance, and the refusal to make it clear that the balance isn't driven by demographics and politics, speaks volumes.
I hope I don't have to deal with the "I thought you were a radical Marxist that wants to destroy Western Civilization and make black people our overlords" BS on this post. 🤦🏾♂️
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