“The police can’t even get through protests about police brutality without committing more police brutality,” Meyers said
“It’s like if your wife accused you of having an affair in divorce court, and you tried to smooth it over by seducing the judge.” After pointing out how heavily armed many of the police officers are, Meyers added, “Ask yourself: Why do local police departments have tanks when doctors and nurses can’t even get masks and gowns? We spend billions on military equipment for police, and health care workers have to wear snorkel masks like retirees on vacation in the Caribbean.
There are teachers in this country who are drowning in debt and have to spend their own money to buy supplies for their classrooms. If anyone deserves a tank, it’s them. If you pulled up to your high school and saw a tank parked in your math teacher’s spot, you’d learn what a fucking fractal is.” As the protests have extended for days, many conservative commentators and leaders—including President—have attacked protesters for looting stores and committing acts of violence against law enforcement. But Meyers, echoing
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