Here’s what I think about the rioting and looting: I’m enraged by the murder of a black man who was restrained and compliant. Buildings can be replaced. His life cannot. That’s the outrage. 2/8
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I’ve been asked to make a statement as someone running for office about what I think about the rioting and looting in Minnesota and in other locations across the country. I’ve already spoken about what I think about the murder of George Floyd. 1/8
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After centuries of these types of killings, and as someone who has never had to fear that I or my family would be faced with this kind of danger, I would never, ever presume to understand the fear, frustration, and rage that the black community is feeling, 3/8
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therefore I would never, ever presume to dictate what an appropriate response to centuries of oppression should be. That’s not my lane. It’s not white people’s lane to decide for the oppressed what the correct course of action is. 4/8
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If we want to stop oppressed people from rioting and looting, we need to stop killing them. We need to arrest police officers who murder them. We need to overhaul the criminal justice system that lets police forces get away with murder over and over again. 5/8
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White people need to direct more outrage at the *cause* of the rioting, rather than the rioting itself. THAT’S our lane: to fix the things that are causing the riots. And we have failed. 6/8
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I’m sure you’ve already seen this quote, but it bears repeating: “Riots are the language of the unheard.” 7/8
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Maybe this time we will listen, but I doubt it. We will continue to sit in our privilege and not do the work that would prevent these outcomes, then get enraged when it inevitably happens again. 8/8
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This is such a great thread. Thank you for writing it.
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You have my vote
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