Let’s talk about the police. The murders of Breonna Taylor, David McAtee and George Floyd, in addition to sparking uprisings worldwide, are bringing on board people who were previously ambivalent toward or opposed to the #blacklivesmatter movement.

Many of you are repulsed by the behavior of police officers in Minneapolis, Louisville and elsewhere. But many are reluctant to paint police with a broad brush. You feel that our community needs police protection, and that most police officers…