Look, everyone, we need to be really careful about attacking protesters. We can't deny the discrimination that still exists and is rampant in our country to this day against black Americans. We know from the crime statistics that police target blacks, black communities, and kill more blacks than any other group. This is what black Americans are protesting. No, they should not in my opinion threaten cops and obviously should not attack them. I agree that is wrong. But the threats are just free speech derived from centuries of being treated unfairly. When a verbal threat crosses the legal line, then sure, take legal action, and when the threat becomes a criminal act, then obviously take legal action. Until then, it's just free speech and the right to protest.

Black Lives Matter is a good theme, it's a good message, and worthy of our respect and support. We need to be very careful about blaming that message for illegal actions.

To police officers, you are so important to our society, but you know you've done wrong against black Americans in many many instances. Not all of you, of course, but all of you know that many in your ranks have done so and are continuing to do these things today, yet none of you stand up and expose it, you feel for some untold reason you must protect the thin blue line even when it's done wrong and is continuing to do so and go so far as to deny it when the statistics prove otherwise.

Most Americans have gotten past the white/black thing. It's time you did as well.

Personally, I believe ending the War on Drugs with a legalization, regulation, education and taxation under the FairTax would go a long ways in helping you do that.