> feel that thug brutality is a bigger problem than police brutality That phrasing, as if we had to choose between two forms of brutality, is the problem itsel

> feel that thug brutality is a bigger problem than police brutality That phrasing, as if we had to choose between two forms of brutality, is the problem itself. Police brutality doesn't decrease other forms of violence. On the contrary, it legitimizes it and contextualizes it as a war. This has been exhaustively studied for the past half century. It is a sociological problem which has sociological solutions, which a functioning police force is a large part of. Perhaps it is easier to see this pattern if you look at other countries than your own. If you find yourself accused of taking sides with hate speech, this framing in the form of a false choice might be a big part of why.