Those of you who listen to my podcast and follow my blog know that I have no love lost for the authorities. I believe that many of our institutions have been corrupted beyond the point of deserving much respect, let alone the benefit of the doubt.
\n-John Locke"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom."\n
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So, when I saw what happened to George Floyd, I was outraged and hoped that changes would be made to prevent this sort of thing from happening. This should not happen, and cops who do this should be fired, stripped of benefits, and brought up on charges - every single time. And no one should disagree with this.
\nThat said, we should also not allow the sort of violent response to stand. We should push back against the violent and hateful tactics and negotiate a real solution. Looting your local neighborhood does nothing to solve this problem, and most everything to worsen it.
\nWe need to find ways to express ideas peacefully and have a dialogue. Today, we'll talk about some of the problems with police and the violent protests, as well as some potential solutions to the problems between police and the black community.
\nSome of the problems I'm seeing with police:
\nSome of the problems I'm seeing with the riots:
\nSome potential points of improvement:
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