Anti-police brutality is not anti-police

On Thursday, February 18, 2016 The daily Texan published an opinion article titled Anti-police brutality is not anti-police.  The authors intended audience leans to more of a black community due to the effects of not just recent cases, but long time cases as well. This article can also allow different races to join in this big issue against police officers. The author acknowledges the other sides argument that international activist groups such as Black Lives Matter are often portrayed as murder movements instead of movements that fights for equality. The author gave an example of a recent shooting that happened in Austin. A naked, unarmed 17 year old black male was killed by a black officer, which caused a local protest by local activists. The authors' claim is that local law enforcement should be trained in rebuilding their image to gain trust of not just the local black community but the community in general. The author believes that the way to build any kind of trust between the local community and the local law enforcement is to have fewer prejudices. This would make since this trust would allow citizens and law enforcement not to be on edge. I agree with the author that law enforcement not only local but also nationally should be trained to not be discriminatory or bias to a general race. I also agree with groups such as Black Lives Matter should protest until this issue between law enforcement and the community comes turns into a equal trust between the two.