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…
Tag: Racism
“More Training” is NOT the Solution to Police Brutality
Additional training of police officers is not the solution to police brutality. Cruelty and depraved hearts can’t be fixed with training Some problems can be fixed by training, while others cannot. A pilot who is unskillful due to a lack of training can have their airmanship improved through additional training. That makes sense, as the…
Video from the April 10, 2021 protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa
Video from our protest today, including a great discussion about police brutality, racism, and what we can all do about it that was had by those who attended. Despite the rain, wind, and cold, our protest was a success.
Think about it for a moment
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.
A response to the “Why don’t you protest for [Insert name here]” attempt to derail civil rights progress
I’ve seen some variation of the image shown below posted by some friends. Please allow me to explain why this is utter garbage. The reason why we protest police brutality and racism is because the police (who are sworn to serve and protect, and who are paid with our tax dollars) get away with murder…
What “Defunding” the police means
Defunding the police is a simple and viable solution that will go a long way towards reducing police brutality and racism. It involves having other agencies that are better equipped to handle a specific problem get the mission (and budget) to handle that problem, instead of giving the over-worked police departments that mission. Scaremongering from…
A Summary of Police Brutality and Racism
The purpose of this page is to compile a convenient list of articles on police brutality, racism, protesting, and that situation in general. More specifically, I wanted to create a single page I could use when debating those issues online, and to have a good starting point for those who are new to the subject….
A response to the “why are you protesting for this criminal?” attempt at excusing police brutality
When speaking out against instances of police brutality and racism, I often hear a response along the lines of “why are you protesting for this criminal?” Since I hear it enough, I thought I would write a brief response here so that I can just provide the link in the future and not waste type…
Why innocent people fear and run from the police
Innocent people rightfully fear the police. Some of them run from the police as a result. In response to the question of “if they are innocent why do they run from the police” I would note that there are many sound reasons for innocent people to run from the police. Those include fear of having…
Civil rights activists need to be armed for self defense
There is an urgent need for those who support civil rights to arm themselves for self defense. Supporting gun control and choosing to be defenseless in the face of armed and violent racists is folly. Starting with some history, the inescapable fact is that gun control in the United States began as a means of…