When people defend state violence, they do so because they believe that it keeps them safe. I recognize this, and I'm glad we have police. I feel much safer knowing that they are there.
However, as we have seen in the many protests across the country in response to police shootings of unarmed black men, women, and boys, many people of color do not feel safe around police. They do not feel protected; they feel afraid, harassed, mistreated, in danger.
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