this is the reality in our black communities. night raids, arbitrary detention, brutality, denigration. the police fight a war against the poor. if they behave

this is the reality in our black communities. night raids, arbitrary detention, brutality, denigration. the police fight a war against the poor. if they behave like an occupying army, they should not be so offended when they are fought like an occupying army. the black communities will continue to be oppressed, and so there will be more incidents like the slaughter in dallas. everyone will say "oh, the humanity" or similar, but nothing will change until public policy tightens the leash on the cops. until we start taking officer safety more seriously and hobble their ability to abuse the public, we should expect continued violence against the police. to improve officer safety, the police need to be stripped of their weapons, armor, and legal leeway to abuse. it's simple: violence begets violence. rather than doubling down, pull back. unless the lives of police don't matter-- then by all means, let the police try continuing with the shootings until the morale of the black community improves. under the best circumstances, the black community won't trust the police for another generation or two, provided that the police stop doing damage now. we need to aim for the children of their children being able to trust the institutions that are there for their benefit... or we could keep beating/shooting/stealing from/raiding them for another 20 years, and cause peace to be that much farther off.