My starter for this is simple, without a doubt my support and beliefs stand with the protestors, and those wanting justice for what happened to George Floyd, as well as for people who want to see a reform of the police and their powers and all that. I back the protests and even stood with one in my town the other day with my cousin, a cop who is in support of them and did everything to make sure things were safe while making sure those protesting knew he was in their side.

I mention he’s on the force because recently I’ve seen a lot of ACAB support and hate on cops, and I feel it is best to talk about that. Yes, our system is screwed and it needs a reform, and I hope that those achieves that goal. But as a man who has family that has done more for the community and the people they serve, as a cop, than some of these protestors sitting on Twitter, I find it disgusting that we are developing the mentality that they’re all bad when I can promise you, some of them have done more than those sitting behind a screen yelling support.

My biggest problem with what I’ve seen lately is a lot of people seem to be picking and choosing what counts in these situations. I’ll use this as an example:

David Dorn, a black retired police officer, killed by looters in St. Louis. While his death was shown in the news, it was drowned out and even on Twitter I barely saw it, and it was only brought to my attention in passing by Kevin. I don’t use social media to often so maybe I just missed it, but where is the outcry for him? From what I’ve heard, he was a good cop, yet you want to brandish all cops as bad? And even in my home city, I’ve had many cops do a lot to support black families, and just everyone in those communities, yet you want to call for all being bad.

Then there is the matters of the riots, I’ve seen a lot of people claiming they’ve all, or at least mostly, have been caused by police, yet I’ve only had people give two examples. But to put it simply, as people we aren’t sheep, and the fact people let riots get this bad just because a cop started them? You need to learn to control and fight it, stop the few rioting and protest peacefully, rioting isn’t going to solve anything no matter how many times you shout it will.

I know it isn’t my place as a white man to speak when I don’t physically see it, but I have friends, a lot of which are like family, who are black and I know a little, because with my work in a church I’ve gone to states and seen it. So I may be a white man but I at least can show I understand and want to support everyone in this matter.

I want to reach out and call to anyone reading this, black, white, anything, anyone who reads this:

Donate, support, grow awareness, petition, peacefully protest. If you can’t donate, share a link so others can donate, if you can, join a protest, keep the peace, don’t let the cops that are actually bad get you into danger, fight back.

But never forget there are good cops, cops are also men and women of color, or are white, and some are bad, but there are a ton of good ones to.

We are humans, we have the power to stand up for what’s right, we can fight and help one another.

I implore to my friends, and some stranger who might find this, do what’s right, fight the injustice, show the world Black Lives Matter.

Don’t go spewing ‘All Lives Matter’. While it may be true, we have to show the world Black Lives Matter first, because until people are treated equal, and can be seen as equal, without anything like the George Floyd incident happening, or like the assassination of Martin Luthor King Junior, we cant truly believe all lives matter. Stand up, protect those around you and correct the wrong in this world. Do the right thing, but please, don’t riot, don’t kill. And remember, there are bad people in all groups, but some bad apples don’t ruin a whole orchard. Cops, citizens, black, white, stand together and make a difference. Because Black Lives Matter

https://www.change.org/p/suspend-uk.....shields-to-usa

https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM

I also implore you, share links in the comments, talk about it, teach, but don’t attack. Share links to show where people can support. Please be respectful and open minded, and let’s change for the better