Staying home as much as possible during the pandemic is an urgent public health issue - it’s prioritizing community safety.
Protesting beatings and murders by the police is also an urgent public health issue, and Black Lives Matter protests are also prioritizing community safety.
There is no contradiction.
Protests are an urgently necessary reason to leave the house. They aren’t something frivolous like a haircut, they’re a matter of protecting public health and community safety. Black lives do matter.
