The protests in America are not about racism.

Racism does not cause cops to kill black people. There is another, more sinister problem afoot and no one seems to notice that it is really what most people are upset about and have taken to the streets to express.

Cops are not just wrongfully killing unarmed black people; they are just killing disporportionately more black people than other races. The problem, which is staring you right in the face, is that cops are killing unarmed people.

Why?

Why would a cop shoot a man in the back three times after being shot at by your own taser taken by the man running away from you?

Because you are pissed off.

So is this a question of a less-armed black man, or of a cop who has used his badge and position of authority and trust to enact personal revenge in a moment of anger?

What is the expectation of society, what is YOUR expectation of the behavior of police in a situation which can get emotional? Do you not expect objective treatment of the situation and people, a presumption of innocence, and a desire to peacefully resolve a matter? Or do you expect the cops to shoot anyone who doesn't behave as they are expected to?

Cops have a warrior mentality because the vast majority are ex-military fresh from US military adventurism abroad; unecessary and costly conflicts which give us military training and a military mindset in what is supposed to be an officer of peace.

And yes, some people, disproportinately black people, also have a warrior mindset, which leads to elevated emotions which = sometimes leads to violent responses.

Who is paid to not have that mindset, to rise above their emotions, to understand that they are going to be taunted, to be trained how to ignore it? Black people? Or perhaps cops?

What you are seeing then, are not protests against the killing of 7 times more black people than white people by cops; what you are seeing are protests against the use of state power to enact personal revenge and other excesses and abuses of the state against the people, against YOU.

You aren't out there protesting too because you believe these protests are about something you don't believe is really a problem.

Do you really believe police killing unarmed people isn't a problem?

Are you sure you shouldn't be out trying to tell your government to stop abusing it's power to keep you down and help the rich take from you?

You could always just assume someone else will figure it out.

Maybe you should stop just believing and start actually thinking?...!

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