Unity will eventually win over corruption and death

I WAS AT the most recent protest to demand justice for James Boyd. I have been to all of the protests to demand justice for James Boyd throughout the last couple of years. I wish to be able to speak.

I want to state very clearly that we had every right to voice our anger and frustration in the streets, the very same streets in which hundreds of poor and working class people are harassed, abused, tortured and murdered by the death squad known as the Albuquerque Police Department.

The recent arrest of a teacher who did nothing wrong at a protest is nothing more than a witch hunt being carried out by the media and by APD.

They feel emboldened and, because of the mistrial concerning Officers (Keith) Sandy and (Dominique) Perez, they now know that they can legally murder citizens. …

It is absolutely disgusting that, over the past 20 or so years that I have lived in New Mexico, nothing has been done to even try to curb police violence by the city, county and state.

However, it is inspiring to know that those who the media and Albuquerque Police Department despise the most, aka the homeless, will have hundreds and hundreds of young and old, black, brown, native and white peoples show up and raise hell when they are murdered. It is this multi-generational and multinational unity that will ultimately win out over corruption and death, and end police brutality.

We will be back in the streets. Drop all charges against protesters. Jail killer cops.

MICHAEL BUTLER Gallup