This seems like a great plan. The only thing I could add to it is to suggest that the entire membership of the Nation of Islam set itself on fire in protest.
B.J. Murphy, an outspoken supporter of the Nation of Islam, spoke at a press conference today, calling for an economic boycott of Charlotte.
"We're watching our black men this week being gunned down, and there's no redress for our grievances of black people being killed," Murphy said.
In the meantime, Murphy said he's calling for an economic boycott of the whole city.
"Since black lives do not matter for this city, then our black dollars shouldn't matter," Murphy said. "We're calling on all black people in Charlotte to keep your money in your pocket. And let the city of Charlotte - with their great shiny buildings and skyscrapers and Panthers and Hornets and all that - keep your money in your pocket."
"Let everybody feel the pain economically of what we're feeling physically when you kill us."
I assume BJ Murphy is not a member of the Nation of Islam otherwise he would be BJ Muhammad.
Charlotte is 35% black. Who exactly does he think is going to suffer the most from sudden economic reverses, like small businesses having to cut hours and workers? Not BJ anyway. And then what happens when Charlotte can no longer afford to fund social services? It won't be the Panthers and the shiny skyscrapers who get hurt.
The officer who pulled the trigger was black. Maybe BJ wants to punish the "wrong" sort of black people. The ones who have jobs and keep the peace. On behalf of the kind he likes, who run around waving guns.