Black Lives Matter, protests, and the search for justice
Over the last week, protests against police violence – sparked by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis – have sprung up not just across America but as far away as Argentina, Iran, Kenya, and New Zealand. President Trump has condemned these as “violent protests” and blames “professional anarchists,” however as Trump was speaking in the Rose Garden Monday evening, DC Police along with Park Police and possibly Secret Service were using riot shields, tear gas and rubber bullets to remove protesters from Lafayette Square and the street in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church so the President could walk to the Church from the White House for a photo op. Riot police across the country have similarly used these tactics to try dispersing peaceful protesters, and in some cases have been met with resistance. In Indianapolis riot police destroyed the donated medical supplies before pepper-spraying the medical personnel and…
