Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

"I fear going outside! I fear leaving my dad's side because as a light-skinned woman I can protect him! I'm worried he's going to get pulled over and fucking shot!" She encourages her audience to ask themselves if they're doing more than the bare minimum to fix this

"What do you need to do? Help me get rid of this fucking police system!"

@MacSmiff steps to the mic He leads the crowd in a chant; "Rest in Peace, Pat-Pat!" He talks about the unimaginable horror of losing a child. He thinks about his own four kids. One just began studies at OSU "If these pigs shot one of my children, I don't know what I would do"

He talks about the fear he feels when a police car pulls up behind him, or a chud truck with "flags that don't make sense to me" About not knowing what to do. Ignore them? Flee? Or just pray for the best? No good answers. That's why we need to make one

"This is America. This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave" And yet, he points out, here we are every night in helpers and shields standing against cops "armed to the fucking teeth"

He talks about the absolute bullshit offered as a substitute for defunding the police. We've been asking for defunding for months now, and defunding is what we want He talks about the unbelievable shit we've all been through, these last four months

He talks about the strangers who dragged him out of harms way when be was shot in the head and helpless How he doesn't know who they are but he loves them. "What is the word for that? Why isn't there a word for that?"

@MacSmiff calls for unity. For coming together as a community and figuring out a way to resolve disputes that isn't just cancelling and ostracism and schism and fury "Yes, we need to talk about it! But we cannot just send each other home when we have a mission to accomplish!"