What a joke the AMA is. They won't /can't criticize the rioters for not adhering to their covid social distancing 'recommendation', so they call out racism.
https://madison.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/racism-is-a-public-health-issue-and-police-brutality-must-stop-medical-groups-say/article_520cf124-59f0-5fcb-bd4a-41e9809a9867.html
Racism is a public health issue and 'police brutality must stop,' medical groups say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN 2 hrs ago 0
As protests over George Floyd's death continue nationwide, several doctors' groups the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and American College of Physicians are emphasizing that racism is a public health issue and they're calling for police brutality to stop.
The American Academy of Pediatrics posted to Twitter on Sunday night that "racism is a public health issue," and the tweet linked to the AAP's 2019 policy statement about the impact of racism on child and adolescent health.
"The AAP condemns violence, especially when perpetrated by authorities, and calls for a deep examination of how to improve the role of policing," the academy tweeted. "Systemic violence requires systemic response."
The American Medical Association on Friday released a joint statement from its board chair Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld and president Dr. Patrice Harris noting that "police brutality must stop."
"AMA policy recognizes that physical or verbal violence between law enforcement officers and the public, particularly among Black and Brown communities where these incidents are more prevalent and pervasive, is a critical determinant of health and supports research into the public health consequences of these violent interactions," Ehrenfeld and Harris said in the statement.
"Recognizing that many who serve in law enforcement are committed to justice, the violence inflicted by police in news headlines today must be understood in relation to larger social and economic arrangements that put individuals and populations in harm's way leading to premature illness and death," they wrote in part. "Police violence is a striking reflection of our American legacy of racism – a system that assigns value and structures opportunity while unfairly advantaging some and disadvantaging others based on their skin color."