Do Mainstream Conservatives Support Police Brutality?
By Chidike Okeem
One of the principal talking points that is enduringly trotted out by the mainstream conservative movement is that police brutality is not the primary cause of black problems in America. We hear this talking point dutifully repeated by right-wing mouthpieces whenever a story of police brutality against a black male hits the news cycle. However, this talking point is an utterly meaningless straw man that solely exists for conservatives to avoid holding disreputable police officers accountable for their wanton displays of violence against black American citizens. The notion that a negative action has to be the primary cause of trouble in a community in order for it to be a serious issue worthy of being addressed is perfectly illogical.