We can say these things without disparaging cops. We need to start coming up with answers to the questions blacks have about the positions we take on the issues. Maybe there are benign answers to such questions. But conservatives aren't addressing them. Take affirmative action.
Conservatives insist that affirmative action is reverse discrimination.
And it is. They insist that the only truly equitable selection process is one based on merit. And they're right. We should oppose them all. It's also important on issues such as affirmative action that we recognize why such policies are in place to begin with.