Protesters have the right to protest peacefully -- not be harassed. Not be shot at by rubber bullets or tear gas.
Today I am calling for the creation of a new statewide standard for use of force in protests. Acts of violence against peaceful protestors will not be tolerated.
Pandemic + Recession + super high unemployment/no health care + College students kicked out with no tuition refund + food bank lines miles long + no UI checks coming in + one 1200 stim check + frustration with police militarization = Riots from coast to coast
George Floyd and I were both arrested for allegedly spending a counterfeit $20 bill. For George Floyd, a man my age, with two kids, it was a death sentence. For me, it is a story I sometimes tell at parties. That, my friends, is White privilege.