Black people are not the enemy. They are protesting because asking nicely doesn’t seem to work.
Most of the protestors are quite peaceful. Some are violent but given the confusion and outright disinformation it’s difficult to winnow out who’s responsible for what.
Some of those bad actors are undoubtedly cops. No, not all cops. Just enough of them. It doesn’t take many. [too many links to cite – who do you think started all this?]
A pandemic isn’t a great time to be protesting. But arguably police brutality and white supremacy are also public health threats so protesting still makes sense. If you’re protesting, reduce your chances of infection. If you’re not, you can still help the protestors’ efforts.
For what it’s worth, I stand with the protestors.
