Is De-Escalation Only For White People?

Enquiring minds want to know, plus further thoughts on the Chauvin verdict

Hello friends,

The minute I hit send on my hot take on the Derek Chauvin verdict, I had some more thoughts. I summarized those on LinkedIn, and want to expand on them today.

1. Our big problem

Even with video evidence, we weren't sure of a guilty verdict.

As many of us know, Black people are often held to higher standards than their white peers. It says s…