Would it be fair to say that you are representative of the majority demographics in your area, or even the majority of the most local powerful demographic?
The reason I ask is because I often find that the people who are confused/surprised by protests like these are not typically from members of groups who experience over-representation in the criminal justice system. As in, the people who are less likely to experience the problem first or even second hand are more surprised when the problem is finally highlighted for them through novel methods.