Brittany Packnett Instagram – This sadly reminds me of the piece I wrote about Jordan Neely for @thecut called “The Cost of White Discomfort.” Nearly a year ago on those pages, I said, “White supremacy gleefully uses violence as both a cudgel and a cautionary tale. Its true patriots get their hands dirty, meting out violence with the blessing of those with more sensitive stomachs.“ In America, the police are used both as a tool of the government and of the privileged. For the latter, police are the line of defense between “us” and “them,” who perform the dirty work of white supremacy culture while they rack up numbers of “acceptable losses.” Who the individual officer is doesn’t matter, nor does their background, gender, race or zip code. They are very simply performing their duty. And today, on the 4th anniversary of the murder of #BreonnaTaylor, I am clear that Ryan deserved to live. That is the only justice. Repost from @thereclaimed • Ryan Gainer should be here. Neurodivergence shouldn’t be a death sentence. Autism shouldn’t be a death sentence. More must be done. So much more.