The silence is deafening from the Denver Public Schools board about the Obama-era video shown to students this week claiming police are trained to treat people of color, Muslims, and gender non-conformists as criminals.
If silence is violence, then Tay Anderson and the gang must be rioting with glee.
This shot was included in a video shown to all South High School students during the first week of school telling minorities that police were racist and not to report crimes.
But the video obviously sparked an outrage from parents. Why else would the entire Denver media progressive conglomerate have actually reported on the scandal?
For those who missed it, the entire student body at South High School was shown a video that instructs against calling the police to report attacks, claiming cops are all racists.
“Because police have been trained to see people of color, gender non-conforming folks and Muslims as criminals, they often treat victims as perpetrators of violence. So if the victim hasn’t asked you to call police, do not, I repeat, do not call the police,” says the video host.
Instead, the host tells witnesses to document the attack with cell phone video, offer the victim water and get them to a safe space, and then everyone should challenge white supremacy with protests.
Like this:
Denver School Board member Tay Anderson tells BLM protestors in 2020 there are no good cops. “All you motherfuckers are corrupt,” Anderson said to police.
When white people are silent, it’s consent for violence. But when minorities are victimized by criminals and remain silent instead of prosecuting the criminal, it’s considered fighting the man.
This shot was included in a video shown to all South High School students during the first week of school telling minorities police were racist and not to report crimes.
South High Principal Rachel Goss claimed in a letter to families the video was empowering for students who might witness an attack.
She claimed the video wasn’t fully vetted, which begs the question: If educators aren’t capable of vetting a four-minute video, do we really believe they are vetting any learning tools at all being taught at Denver Public Schools?