At first when I saw "pohleece" I thought he was a white guy making fun of "Ebonics" until he identified himself as a boomer who is a black man. That pronunciation no longer enjoys the wide spread usage it once did. I'm 70+ and remember the bad old days and the purposeful mispronunciations common in those times. Being white does not nullify that although modern SJWs often claim that it does.

In the late 70s, early 80s, I sat and did a lot of listening without pushback to black people older than me. Many conversations with an old woman who couldn't have had a lower opinion of white men and was happy to tell me all about it. It was important to her and I let her spit all the venom. She needed to get off her chest though she must have perceived it safe to do with me in 1980 Georgia.

I understand, but at the same time I must admit to less than charitable thoughts about some of Medium's black "Yes dear white people, you are all racist's" oracles. Not that I don't see some goodness in them, but you can say things sitting with someone, assuming it isn't trying to provoke a fight, that doesn't flush on the internet. That is a curse for you if you are not communicating with someone reasonable who simply has a different life experience and worldview.

I will say something here that you may or may not fault. "The police killed an unarmed [] person." If anyone gives that more meaning than it deserves they have probably lived a life of privilege. Unarmed can not be assumed to mean not dangerous. If you are an armed policeman and an able bodied, might be well trained (unknown), unarmed person decides to fight with you he might not be unarmed for long. The police receive a lot of training for firearm retention and every year some are killed with their own service pistol.

Years ago traveling at night on a cross lined road not yet improved between Phoenix and Bullhead city (the middle of nowhere) we passed a policeman walking up behind a stopped car. My wife commented the the policeman looked scared. My reply was, "He is." They touch the lens of a car's rear turn signal as they approach to leave their fingerprint as evidence if they are killed by the car's occupant.

People like to talk about per capita people killed by the police by race. I wonder if any of them have given thought to per capita police killed in the line of duty.

Anyway, once again I must say that I admire your efforts in reasonable discussion about sensitive issues with people who may not prove to be reasonable. When Ray called abolish the police ridiculous he had reason on his side, but not reality. Things are not only often not what we think they should be, that are also not what we think they are.