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“Blue Lives Matter” is really about Supporting Racism – not supporting the police

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Eric D. Puryear

The “blue lives matter” slogan is nothing but an attempt by racists to oppose the Black Lives Matter movement’s protest of racially motivated police brutality and racism within our criminal justice system. There is no such thing a a “blue” life As a threshold matter, there is no such thing as a “blue” life.  People…

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Think about it for a moment

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Eric D. Puryear

It is unreal how people who spent last year (quite correctly) recognizing that the American government is violent and racist are now asking that same government to have a monopoly on guns – and that it use the police to enforce such a monopoly.

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Our criminal courts are inherently racist

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

Our legal system has a serious problem with racism, and I say that as an attorney and a Black man. As discussed below, this is not just some idea of mine; the history, statistics, and peer-reviewed studies make this conclusion sadly inescapable. Starting with my own personal experiences as an attorney who handles criminal defense…

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Concrete steps to fix the problem of police brutality in America

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Botham Jean, Elijah McClain, and so many others at the hands of the police have sparked a civil rights movement in the US and around the world. In particular, watching a police officer crush the life out of George Floyd was just too much for the consciences…

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The problem with “All Lives Matter”

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

The “All Lives Matter” response to “Black Lives Matter” is a disingenuous attempt to downplay the fact that the lives of black (and brown) people are undervalued and often ended by the police in the United States. The point of “Black Lives Matter” is not to say that *only* black lives matter, or that black…

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White Supremacists and related people falsely Accuse Black Lives Matters protesters and other minorities of violence

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

People who are opposed to civil rights progress have a long history of trying to smear civil rights groups and their organizers. That was true for Dr. Martin Luther King and it remains true today with Black Lives Matter. The following examples illustrate that point, and show how BLM and minorities are being falsely blamed,…

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Police use of force depends upon the race of the suspect

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

It is a sad truth that the police choose to use force more often and with more violence when dealing with black people than when dealing with white people.

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For the people who are tired of protests and activism surrounding police brutality and racism

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

I am entirely unconcerned about people who are inconvenienced by seeing a protest, or seeing activism on Facebook. If you think that seeing a protest or having Black Lives Matters show up in your facebook newsfeed is tiring, let me assure you that actually experiencing racism and abuse from the police is a lot more…

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All opinions are not of equal value

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

In recent weeks I’ve seen a significant uptick in debates where people seem to take the view that their uninformed opinion on racism, civil rights, and police brutality are of equal weight to an informed opinion. That just isn’t the case. This is a somewhat long post, but I’ll try to be as brief as…

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Confederate statues and “destroying history”

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Eric D. Puryear

Confederate statues are not “history” but rather efforts to give a giant middle finger to civil rights progress. The article below makes that point clear, explaining the timing, location, and motivations of the people who put up those statues. In a nutshell, those statues were put up by white supremacists in response to civil rights…

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