Since the statistics are apparently not to be trusted, there is no good data to base any of these opinions on.
We are assuming that all or most cops are racists and therefore all or most cops need to be abolished, defunded, or something of that nature. It's easy to accuse anyone sharing an opinion of being a secret racist, just as it is to accuse those not denouncing these accusations of delivering arguments in bad faith.
What is clear is that the police do make mistakes that cause people to die when they shouldn't have, and that the special protection that a police get in court and their ability to even prevent things from going to court is something we're all uncomfortable with. Maybe those are the things that need to be the focal point.
Are the riots the method through which you solve this? Without the movement would anything ever change? Dozens of permanent injuries, about 30 people killed including children. Businesses ruined or extorted. Crime rates soaring. The media covering for it. Is it the answer? Are the people of the USA convinced that this movement is fighting for a fair world? Or for revenge? There's no way to know for sure. I don't think that the movement has convinced enough people, considering the staggering amount of baseless accusations targeting the people asking questions or trying to have a discussion. Everywhere. If you turn all in sight into your enemy, for whatever reasons you may think of, you're not going to be left with much to fight for.
My strategy would be to, as leaders of the BLM movement, denounce the murder and destruction, denounce the statements that white people cannot feel compassion. It would be to clean up the mess, and be more focused on peaceful protest, demanding respect and police reform. You have the world's attention. Do something good with it for once.
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