re: F U Espys and NBA

The misinformation and hyperbole on both sides is nauseating.

- The vast majority of interactions with LEOs are uneventful, but that doesn't excuse the times when things do go awry.
- The criminal background of a victim/perp has no bearing in whether or not their death is justifiable.
- By any measure out there, black people are no more likely to be killed by a police officer during an interaction than a white person or any other race.
- Framing the argument as if black parents are fearful for the safety of their children at the hands of the police is absurd when they're significantly more likely to be killed by someone in their neighborhood.
- Police officers aren't paid great and they have a dangerous job, but it doesn't excuse wrongdoing.
- Just because you can kill someone doesn't mean you should.
- There are no leaders in the "black community" because the black community doesn't exist. There are 38 million black people in this country and no one speaks for all of them or even a majority of them.
- On the same token, the majority of LEOs are good people too.

I could go on, but the crux of the argument is education with facts, not emotions. Stop believing every meme you see. Get off of social media, turn off the TV, and go out and interact with people in real life.