A man was murdered by a police officer who walked away free that day.
Almost everyone on my social media feeds who usually posts their concerns about a police state and tyranny? Silent.
Then people took to the streets to protest the abuse of power by the police, the police escalated, and then there was destruction of property.
Suddenly there’s clutching of pearls and tsk-tsks and smarmy comments about how wrong and counterproductive it is.
A man was murdered by a police officer, who got arrested only after people took to the streets to demand justice, and it is very clear who is actually worried about tyranny and injustice and who just wants to pretend they do.
Black Lives Matter. The lives of people matter. Buildings and consumer products should not matter nearly so much.
If you don’t want to see destruction in the streets, stop tolerating abuse and extrajudicial executions carried out by your police.
Demand accountability.
Demand justice.
Don’t demand peace from the people who are getting murdered and who have tried peacefully protesting, which has been met with vitriol and anger anyway.
If you truly want peace, then you want justice.
There is no other way.