Black Lives Matters The 2016 Police Accountability Task Force concluded that “Some [Chicago Police Department] officers are racist, have no respect for the lives and experiences of people of color . ....

Black Lives Matters

The 2016 Police Accountability Task Force concluded that “Some [Chicago Police Department] officers are racist, have no respect for the lives and experiences of people of color . . . Some people do not feel safe in any encounter with the police.” Numerous studies indicate that Chicago is not unique and across the United States, blacks are more likely to be shot, tazed, assaulted, arrested, ticketed, and disrespected than whites. The Black Lives Matter movement has protested the abuse of blacks and during the 2016 election season, disrupted many political campaign events to promote their cause. President Obama criticized these disruptions saying that “once you’ve highlighted an issue and brought it to people’s attention . . . then you can’t just keep on yelling at them. The value of social movements and activism is to get you at the table . . . and then to start trying to figure out how is this problem going to be solved.” President Obama said that you may not get everything you want, but “occasionally to take half a loaf that will advance the gains you seek” is the better decision. Do you agree with President Obama’s advice to Black Lives Matters protesters? Why?