Quote:I can't agree with you more. One of the biggest problems with this entire situation is lack of leadership. We have people speaking from podiums instead of face to face in the communities.


It's past time for a coming together, but we're being purposefully driven apart.

This, in my eyes, is the most dog gone frustrating thing about this issue.


It's clear the system is broken, and there are obvious ways that everyone can see. But our ejected officials just want to maintain the status quo after each episode that occurs.


The lack of leadership, and lack of intestinal fortitude, by our elected officials is unacceptable.


And the media doesn't help. We've been suffering through this nightmare for a long enough time where grieving and moving on is no longer acceptable.


It's time for people to start implementing solutions. You can't stop racism. And there will always be terrible cops that slip into a uniform. But that shouldn't stop our leaders from giving the good, honest, hard-working police officers the right policies that will support them and really protect the community.


I'm sick of just watching the news placate tragedy after tragedy and never discuss what needs to be done to lessen the number of tragedies.


And by the way, gun control has nothing to do with fixing this totally jacked up system.


The discussion of gun control in terms of mass killings is fine. But police brutality, and the system that leads to it, is not affected by the guns. In my opinion.

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