Thousands protest on the streets of Charlotte, blocking traffic and shutting down the city for 

Thousands protest on the streets of Charlotte, blocking traffic and shutting down the city for #KeithLamontScott

“When nonviolence is preached as an attempt to evade the repercussions of political brutality, it betrays itself. When nonviolence begins halfway through the war with the aggressor calling time out, it exposes itself as a ruse. When nonviolence ispreached by the representatives of the state, while the state doles out heaps of violence to its citizens, it reveals itself to be a con. And none of this can mean that rioting or violence is “correct” or “wise,” any more than a forest fire can be “correct” or “wise.” Wisdom isn’t the point tonight. Disrespect is. In this case, disrespect for the hollow law and failed order that so regularly disrespects the community.“
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Non-Violence as Compliance”

Original picture from Katie Peralta via Twitter