The man who shot thugs in Baton Rouge said, "You can't talk (or protest) the devil into changing his ways."

If that is meant to be about thugs, it is erroneous. Thugs are humans, and humans' behavior is influenced by the humans and institutions around them. Thug departments are governed by laws, their policies, and their culture. All of those support brutality, to a varying extent; but they can all be changed, given political will. That's what Black Lives Matter aims to achieve. Let's give it our support.

Keep in mind that the brutality we must curb is not limited to the incidents that are fatal. Beating up and framing protesters is not as bad as killing, but it is nonetheless unacceptable.