The wait is over: @meredithclark @cmcilwain and my report on #Blacklivesmatter
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Replying to @dfreelon
One of the most interesting findings from our report is about conservatives, believe it or not.
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The right was a constant presence in the Twitter discussion on police violence. Most of the time they opposed the mvt, tweeting things like:
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"What abt black-on-black crime," "why is Holder wasting time on this," "here's why he/she deserved to die," "Looters are terrible," etc.
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But there were two major exceptions: the non-indictment of Eric Garner's killer and the killing of Walter Scott.
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On those two occasions, many (though def not all) conservatives basically said "hmm, there may be something to this whole brutality thing"
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Faced with video evidence of unjustified homicide, many conservatives conceded that the system doesn't always work.
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I found this kind of amazing given our polarized political climate. Admitting the other side might have a point? Treason! (Right?)
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But consider the policy implications of this. If you can get your opponents to admit there might be a problem at least some of the time...
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That opens the possibility to convince them to support reforms. After all, they saw it right there in the video.
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