Shown No Mercy

An excerpt from Salon -

White privilege turned deadly in Charlottesville: How would police have reacted if a mob of angry black people had gathered there?
Imagine this thought experiment: Hundreds of armed, angry black protesters descend on a small Southern city
By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA

Imagine this: What if the white right-wing thugs in Charlottesville had instead been African-American or Hispanic?

The police would not have shown restraint. They would have been joined by the National Guard and other forces. A bloodbath might well have ensued. The events in Ferguson, Missouri after the shooting of Mike Brown, demonstrate how America’s police respond to unarmed black and brown American who dare to engage in civil disobedience and protest. People of color with guns or other weapons would be shown no mercy.

http://www.salon.com/2017/08/16/white-privilege-turned-deadly-in-charlottesville-how-would-police-have-reacted-if-a-mob-of-angry-black-people-had-gathered-there/