Sorry you fabricate a connection, Lazeelink (well named, by the way).

Murderers are indeed murderers, and hate crimes are hate crimes.  There are thousands of murders across the US every day.  There is no reasonable expectation that murderers are there to protect all citizens.

Sadly, for many Black Americans, there is also no reasonable expectation that the police in their jurisdiction are there to protect all citizens.  Last I looked, that's worth protesting, because elected government bodies might, if they gave a hoot, do something to fix that (since it is their responsibility).

Unless there is a remarkable sea change in US gun ownerships, there is precious little point in having protests against murders.  There might be a point in protesting unequal treatment of citizens by police officers.

So, yeah, you're engaging in whataboutism.