Wind Chaser

Still, anything that changes the narrative from "us versus them" to something better resembling coming together to solve problems so that something similar is less likely to happen in their own community should be welcome, not condemned.

Agreed.

...I read talk from the news about BLM wanting to "dismantle" something; were they talking about how there are cities where police unions force other police officers to look the other way when a cop does something unehtical or illegal? That should be dismantled, but not every city has that issue, and I hope BLM realizes it.

Most of the time, their message isn't clear, and then they talk down to you like it's obvious and use their moral righteousness to cover their ass when something's wrong. I think that is a part of their message, it's just that they and the media are doing an abhorrent job of expressing it.