All I saw were people showing support. But he saw people who thought giving a thumbs-up to protesters was the full extent of their civic responsibility—as if acknowledging that Black lives mattered was all it took to clear their consciences. And later, when the news chose to focus on scenes of mayhem, and fires raging in every major city, I remember thinking, Is this what Leo wants? As if there weren’t a million choices between honking your horn and burning it all to the ground.
