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Re: “Don’t decry the ‘language of the unheard’ ,” Aug. 30 commentary
It is beyond amazing that The Denver Post would publish a column supporting violent protest such as that by Mimi Madrid.
Her taking of Martin Luther King’s statement that “Urban riots must be recognized as durable social phenomena” out of its context and promoting it as an example to be followed can only be considered as a solicitation to further violence.
Her contention that property is not deserving of protection can only be construed as an invitation to anarchy.
Even Facebook had the good sense to shut down the accounts of militia groups. I would expect no less from The Denver Post in regard to provocateurs such as Madrid.
John Fechenbach, Highlands Ranch
Mimi Madrid writes, don’t decry the “rioters.” Apparently, Martin Luther King, near the end of his life, referred to urban riots as the “language of the unheard.” But nowhere in the text, quoted by Madrid, does he support riots. I came of age in the ’60s and King did not advocate riots. His tools were non-violent protest and civil disobedience.
For eight long minutes, we all watched a cop kill George Floyd with a knee on his neck. The immediate reaction in Colorado was peaceful protests by thousands at the state capitol followed by a sweeping police reform bill passed by the Colorado legislature and signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis.
The bill focused on saving lives.
The rioters in Denver focused on destruction of property. Rioters in Denver carry lasers and slingshots to injure police, bottles of gasoline to start fires, and axes and hammers.
America is at a critical point. Our hope is to pass national legislation on police reform to help end systemic racism. Trump is focusing his campaign on ending property damage caused by riots. Supporting rioters is the quickest way for the Democrats to lose the election.
Dennis Jones, Lakewood