Some will see only the smoke and the fire, and cry for the protesters to be tossed in jail, when they see the video of Jacob Blake being shot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the other day.
I am not so against that. Violence and vandalism are not to be condoned. But, watch the video. The guy walks away from police, so they shoot him. This happens again and again, and will yet happen again, if we do not teach our police that it is wrong. Every officer in the land should be sat down the day after every such shooting. They should be shown the video and be told in strong and definite terms that this is not acceptable, that it is wrong. What should we do about police violence? This is the least. This is the simplest and should be seen as the most apparent thing that must be done. Alas, some among us will see no fault in the officer's having shot Jacob Blake. Forgive me if I offend by asking this. But, what has become of the morals of our nation?
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