Protestors calling for police reform should make gun violence prevention policy (universal background checks, anti-trafficking, gun violence restraining order, limits on magazine capacity) part of their message ... those polices HELP COPS and will help communities plagued by gun violence ... and they will place the GOP and the anti-protestors crowd between a rock and a hard place.
Want to find common ground between the police reform protestors and the police?
Step unto the gun violence prevention policy platform and the two sides have something they can agree on and can work toward implementing ... while at the same time working to ratchet down overly aggressive use of force.
In fact, tougher gun violence prevention laws will make the need to use force far, far less - if cops know dangerous people have a tougher time getting their hands on guns, then they won't feel the need to respond with force so often.
If cops and police reform protestors can agree on a set of gun violence prevention policies, then that could build relationships and ties between the two groups that can open the door to more reform to help police do a better job of policing without the need of overly aggressive tactics.
Could this be a win-win?