Because Black people are killed *disproportionately,* revealing a racial bias in how how police treat us, and therefore we must protest to protect ourselves. But it's not a bad question; why don't white ppl protest how often white ppl are killed by the cops? They should. https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1381453463364763654
It's really fascinating that loud white folks' reaction to the horrific and -- as we've seen -- mostly unnecessary death toll inflicted by police is not "The police kill too many people" but instead "Well, why are Black people looking out for themselves? CHECKMATE."
So many of y'all want to cry "All Lives Matter!" But you're not out in the streets making change -- or in the press rooms, boardrooms or city halls, within which white ppl have disproportionate power. You don't *act* like they matter. You just use your power to try & shut us up.
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