Y’all don’t wanna here this, but I’ll say it. You shouldn’t be surprised if a community lacks compassion or concern for an organized & sate empowered militia that has terrorized it for well over a century (police). I am a Christian, I don’t condone violence, but what you expect?

Y’all can only keep people under a boot for so long before they rise up & meet violence with violence. Historically, oppressors have never reevaluated their methods until they themselves become as vulnerable as those they oppress. That’s why revolutions are almost always violent.

It doesn’t have to be this way, but history tells us it almost always is. Marginalized people are oppressed & even slaughtered & then begin fighting back w/the violence they’ve endured. It’s not till that point that society stops & begins self-reflection & becomes open to change.

To be abundantly clear, cuz this is Twitter, I DO NOT condone violence. I especially don’t condone violence against innocent parties. I am not making excuses or offering justifications; I am simply providing historical analysis of the times & seeking to address “the why?”

The black community has always lived in a police state. The police have always declared war on black bodies, & recently this declaration of war has become more aggressive & blatant for world to see. You can only declare war on a people for so long b4 they begin to fight back.

Again, this is just an historical analysis, this is not a defense or justification of such actions. #BlackLivesMatter   has always been relatively peaceful despite white anarchists & supremacists trying to taint that. Violence is not the answer, I support peaceful resistance!

I’ve both compassion & concern. I hate the disunity, distrust, & suspicion that is currently happening within our society b/t both black & white people as well as b/t black community & police. It breaks my heart. But yo, those who are TRULY burdened, will ask “the why” Question.

Those who don’t truly care, who pretend, & really want things to continue as they are - for black community to continue being terrorized & live in fear will hate “the why” question. They don’t want things considered. They want you to care abt cops & be indifferent to black lives.

I muted the comments cuz I know that folks on Twitter lack reading comprehension & will claim in my mentions that I am being hate-filled for merely laying out an historical analysis of our times. Even now, you can see thru the retweets incapable people are to read charitably. https://twitter.com/kylejameshoward/status/1305276397561225216