Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a retired Lakers star and a political activist, published an essay in the L.A. Times on Sunday, and it was an excellent conversation-starter amid the George Floyd protests.
Abdul-Jabbar urged people not to rush to judgement of protestors. He pointed out that perhaps there are more important — or more complicated — issues at hand than social distancing. He also urged people not to judge those committing vandalism. He understood the reaction that those destroying buildings...