Takharsec

This is key. If we could wipe the slate clean and provide equal opportunity, then we would have a strong blueprint to do so.

But we are fighting close to 400 years of systematic oppression to turn those opportunities into tangible results. That history requires some type of direct action to advance the current state of Black Americans.

Just because they want more of a police presence doesn't mean they want aggressive policing.

If you live in a rough neighborhood, it is reassuring to have a police officer nearby or at least in the area. However, that doesn't mean you want that police officer harassing you for trivial offenses.