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moodysk8r2002 t1_j6dvdnc wrote

Reply to comment by Swayz in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns

i was a little off put by the signs. this wasn't a race issue, this was a police brutality issue

personally, as a black woman, i think a vigil would have been more appropriate than a protest

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p0rkch0ps t1_j6eeoyx wrote

a vigil does nothing to protest police brutality. anger needs an outlet. police brutality is often a race issue

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moodysk8r2002 t1_j6eflza wrote

you're completely missing the point of what i said

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p0rkch0ps t1_j6egcd3 wrote

I don’t believe I did.

  1. Police brutality is often linked to racism. Black people are disproportionately victims of police brutality and over policing. The officers being black, killing a black person does not invalidate racism.

  2. The officers were fired sure, but not everything is good and settled. This should never have happened, and they (police) should not be saying “that was fun!” after taking turns beating Tyrie Nichols to death. Firing them does not solve the systemic violence and injustice caused by police. This is why we protest.

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moodysk8r2002 t1_j6egyyz wrote

i never stated anything about the cops and victim being black invalidating racism.

now, assuming you're a grown adult with reading comprehension skills, i will not spell out my personal opinion to you after it has been clearly stated above.

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p0rkch0ps t1_j6ehpkz wrote

“this wasn't a race issue, this was a police brutality issue”

your opinion is clear. you don’t think it’s a race/racism issue. only a police brutality issue. I disagree.

“i think a vigil would have been more appropriate than a protest”

also disagree. what did I misunderstand?

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moodysk8r2002 t1_j6eisrl wrote

disagree all you want lol. my opinion on a couple of signs shouldn't have you this flustered.

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