There are many perspectives regarding current events and (in)justice in America or the world. If you do choose to listen to Jason Whitlock’s, then please consider that you should do so with the understanding that you are hearing the words of a person that rarely sees a boot who’s flavor he wouldn’t want to savor.
Man wat in God gave you the impression people want the laws changed? Like ~everybody, even those protesting tonight, is fine with bad shit happening to a specific or abstract other who they think deserves it!
My suggestion that people need to think about whether they care more about pursuing justice or adhering to the law implies that I don’t think changing the law is an option right now. What gave you the impression that I was under the impression that people want to change the law?
I mean it is as in the kid didn’t have anything on him and we should depend on cops not to kill people on the word of another person, but yea she pretty much was guaranteeing he’d get shot.
Dog you really must not read my shit if you somehow think I’m anti-protests and anti-riots but I can put it like this: that tweet you linked,
Rioting isn’t a strategy. It’s not deliberated. It’s a thing that happens. It’s a natural and entirely predictable human response to civic failures, material deprivations, and the shock of immediate injustice
that’s my belief! Everything is wrong and any second of the day is a good second to throw a brick with my blessing.
In contrast, this shit tonight has fucking flyers:
And the performative part was in reference to the justification of not arresting the officers, not to the people in the streets. They don’t need to articulate a specific justification in that sense to be in the streets, that’s the entire point!