"Out of Hand": Tyre Nichols, Police Brutality, and Nonviolence

"Out of Hand": Tyre Nichols, Police Brutality, and Nonviolence

Author: Dr. Roger Ray February 6, 2023 Duration: 7:34
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The beginning of Black History Month has been already crowded with new entries in our long history of violence and inequality. Yet even while we mourn, honoring the grief and rage of the recent murder of Tyre Nichols, officials in power have been quick to remind everyone that protests must be "peaceful and nonviolent" and that there is a "right way" to protest. However, people's anger and grief at injustice is not the root problem. What is "out of hand" is a system that depends on police brutality and systemic racism. And the best way to prevent violent protests is to create a just, equitable, compassionate society.


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