But the cops that killed Breona Taylor walk free and scores more are never held accountable for all sorts of criminality against black people in the USA.
None of those figures were traitors like the Confederate generals or as cruel and barbaric as Columbus, so I dont anticipate them coming down anytime soon.
This is a reaction to centuries of mistreatment that continues to this very day, so I dont begrudge anyone toppling a statue that serves as a reminder and a celebration of that oppression.
There's a high stakes drama taking place right now at the Pentagon and the White House. The CIA thinks Trump is a clear and present danger to the country and Trump is grasping for all the power now. All of a sudden we are at a precipice.
From my understanding of Windrush Generation onward, police have a history of brutality and racist conduct and corruption toward their community. Black people in Britain seem to have a similar gripe as their counterparts in USA with the primary difference being much less homicidal violence. But similar harassment and scrutiny and prejudice and unaccountability. Am I wrong?