Letters: We have obligation to face injustices

Are there injustices? Yes. Will they end? No.

This doesn’t mean we cannot improve. This means life isn’t fair, it never was and never will be. The correct response to injustice is anger, but rage and violence is extreme.

Responding to hate with more hate is not just fanning the flames, but pouring gas on the fire. Forcing a choice between supporting violent riots and officer brutality is a false dichotomy. You do not need to choose between the lesser of two evils.

We can do better. We can do so together. We can look at what rules are in place and if they are being used objectively. When they aren’t, as appears with civil asset forfeiture and qualified immunity, we have a process in place. U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan introduced the Ending Qualified Immunity Act to address one of those.

Thank you to all of you who protested peacefully, we hear you. For all who violently destroyed our communities, that is criminal and is not tolerable.

We have examples around the country of military and police officers walking and kneeling together in protest of injustice. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We can do so civilly and respectfully. I look forward to it.

Russell Kurhajetz, Esko