no, i don't agree with this take. it's just chicken/egg then and figuring out who started it first. i don't condone the riots or excuse the people obviously t

no, i don't agree with this take. it's just chicken/egg then and figuring out who started it first. i don't condone the riots or excuse the people obviously trying to take advantage of the situation sow chaos/loot stuff, but the spirit of riots are a manifestation of a failure of a system. people don't just riot as the default response to injustice. imo, cops that are "racist" didn't become that way because of mobs like this. they joined the force because, like other positions of power, it allows them that arena to act out their beliefs. you remove these people by removing the structures that allow them to proliferate. i feel like no matter what black people do to protest there is always someone critical of how they protest. had this been an open letter from the community nobody would pay attention. look at the repeated times this has happened in the country and what eventually happened to the perpetrators, even after going thru the formal legal process. look at the ire drawn toward kaepernik for kneeling. in the end it is a complex issue and it's not like we can just put everyone onto a "side" and make it one-dimensional. and i agree that there has to be a mutual respect among the community. but, i'm of the belief that if you're in an elevated position like a cop you need to be held to a higher standard than the average citizen. my .02