America riots after Police kill unarmed Black Man

[Vassenor]

At which point the police will teargass and rubber bullet you.
Cause that in fact is what happened.

Yes and than you keep protesting. Protests are a contest of will between you and the other side. Your goal is either to make them give up through sheer negative publicity or drive them to acts so heinous their superiors chose to distance them self from them and scapegoat them whilst giving you what you want. It's literally all about creating enough bad PR for someone that they give up.

Remember, peaceful protest always works. Just ignore all the times in history where it hasn't.

[Rojava Free State]

That's ironic considering Trump impedes justice all the time.

Like I stated last night, starting uprisings and destroying stuff only gives trump more excuses to take dictator god powers

I always worry about him doing that. He already seems to be doing it even without riots (executive order against twitter).

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Not in the least.

Also look at his reelection on that platform when the economy was in the 1970's funk.

But was Nixon the reason why the economy stunk?

Because Trump is the reason why this economy stinks.

[Rojava Free State]

Yes and than you keep protesting. Protests are a contest of will between you and the other side. Your goal is either to make them give up through sheer negative publicity or drive them to acts so heinous their superiors chose to distance them self from them and scapegoat them whilst giving you what you want. It's literally all about creating enough bad PR for someone that they give up.

Remember, peaceful protest always works. Just ignore all the times in history where it hasn't.

Nelson Mandela once believed peaceful protests work. Then he became a bomber, and I don't blame him.

[Geneviev]

Odds of Trump running and winning on a law and order campaign increasing.

Nothing says law and order like demanding people be shot for exercising their first amendment rights.

Right. Just act like their actions were the more criminal action, and it might even work. He got himself elected once and it will happen again.

[Rojava Free State]

I guess there is no right way to protest. You peacefully protest and they teargas you. You violently protest and they say you're a thug. It's like the police don't want to have their authority challenged.

Only if your goal is a quick and easy fix. Those don't exists in reality btw.

As I said, no matter what you do, theyll have an issue with it.

The MPD killed Floyd in cold blood. As far as I'm concerned, they deserved far worse than what happened to them last night, although I am pleased with the current structual integrity of precinct three.

[San Lumen]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html

A cnn reporter was arrested live on air yesterday. Governor Walz ordered their release this morning

It's almost like the police are abusing their power.

They are

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Yes and than you keep protesting. Protests are a contest of will between you and the other side. Your goal is either to make them give up through sheer negative publicity or drive them to acts so heinous their superiors chose to distance them self from them and scapegoat them whilst giving you what you want. It's literally all about creating enough bad PR for someone that they give up.

Remember, peaceful protest always works. Just ignore all the times in history where it hasn't.

Ah yes, the violent riots by Gandhi and MLK jr.

[Rojava Free State]

Remember, peaceful protest always works. Just ignore all the times in history where it hasn't.

Ah yes, the violent riots by Gandhi and MLK jr.

Two incidents out of thousands. Did peaceful protests work in South Africa, or Northern Ireland or Venezuela or Tiananmen Square, or Hong Kong?

[The Marlborough]

This isn't even just a US problem, in regards to the police being like this. In a lot of other countries the police are much the same and don't want to be questioned ever and will lie and cover up to protect their own.

[The Marlborough]

Remember, peaceful protest always works. Just ignore all the times in history where it hasn't.

Ah yes, the violent riots by Gandhi and MLK jr.

The only reason the Indian independence campaign was successful is because the British Indian military, specifically the Royal Indian Navy, mutinied.

[Paddy O Fernature]

Odds of Trump running and winning on a law and order campaign increasing.

Nothing says law and order like demanding people be shot for exercising their first amendment rights.

Odd.. I don't seem to recall the 1A covering being able to freely carry out what basically amounts to domestic terrorism...

As for the comment itself, it certainly is tasteless.

[Purpelia]

Only if your goal is a quick and easy fix. Those don't exists in reality btw.

As I said, no matter what you do, theyll have an issue with it.

Well of course they will. Only a complete fool would expect a quick, easy magical solution to the problem.
It will be a long and painful road for everyone involved. But that is the only legitimate way.

Rioting, looting and burning is NOT legitimate. It is illegal. And ultimately it is immoral. And even if you are right it therefore remains wrong and makes you wrong.

[Rojava Free State]

This isn't even just a US problem, in regards to the police being like this. In a lot of other countries the police are much the same and don't want to be questioned ever and will lie and cover up to protect their own.

This is why alot of people don't like nor trust cops.

[Paddy O Fernature]

As I said, no matter what you do, theyll have an issue with it.

Well of course they will. Only a complete fool would expect a quick, easy magical solution to the problem.
It will be a long and painful road for everyone involved. But that is the only legitimate way.

Rioting, looting and burning is NOT legitimate. It is illegal. And ultimately it is immoral. And even if you are right it therefore remains wrong and makes you wrong.

Well said.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Ah yes, the violent riots by Gandhi and MLK jr.

Two incidents out of thousands. Did peaceful protests work in South Africa, or Northern Ireland or Venezuela or Tiananmen Square, or Hong Kong?

TIL the Indian independence movement and the American civil rights movement where just "incidents".

[The Marlborough]

It says something when some people here care more about a looted Target or burned down Wendy's than they do about the blatant murder of a man by four police officers and the failure to arrest them for it.

[Rojava Free State]

As I said, no matter what you do, theyll have an issue with it.

Well of course they will. Only a complete fool would expect a quick, easy magical solution to the problem.
It will be a long and painful road for everyone involved. But that is the only legitimate way.

Rioting, looting and burning is NOT legitimate. It is illegal. And ultimately it is immoral. And even if you are right it therefore remains wrong and makes you wrong.

So peacefully protest and either get ignored or get shot at with tear gas anyways?

Nah, I'm more of a direct action guy. I can't wait for the photos of the interior of precinct 3 to get released online.

[San Lumen]

This isn't even just a US problem, in regards to the police being like this. In a lot of other countries the police are much the same and don't want to be questioned ever and will lie and cover up to protect their own.

This is why alot of people don't like nor trust cops.

I don’t hate cops but I am sick and tired of seeing them never condemn one of their own and standing behind them no matter what. It makes me seriously question if I still want to become one in my city

[Rojava Free State]

Two incidents out of thousands. Did peaceful protests work in South Africa, or Northern Ireland or Venezuela or Tiananmen Square, or Hong Kong?

TIL the Indian independence movement and the American civil rights movement where just "incidents".

Bad wording.

[Rojava Free State]

This is why alot of people don't like nor trust cops.

I don’t hate cops but I am sick and tired of seeing them never condemn one of their own and standing behind them no matter what. It makes me seriously question if I still want to become one in my city

I strongly advise you not to become a cop Lumen. You're too moral for the job and you will find yourself not only in danger on the street, but surrounded within the walls of the department by criminal thugs who use their status for corrupt purposes.

[Purpelia]

So peacefully protest and either get ignored or get shot at with tear gas anyways?

Yes. Every single time. But than you keep protesting. And you keep doing so louder and more until you become loud and known enough to win.
That is the only legitimate way.

Nah, I'm more of a direct action guy. I can't wait for the photos of the interior of precinct 3 to get released online.

If you win against evil by acting worse than it than you did not deserve to win and will lose.

[The Marlborough]

There are also growing calls for protests in Toronto over the death of Regis Paquet and deaths involving the police in general. https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/on/toronto/justiceforregis-campaigners-have-organized-a-protest-march-in-toronto-on-saturday

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Nothing says law and order like demanding people be shot for exercising their first amendment rights.

Odd.. I don't seem to recall the 1A covering being able to freely carry out what basically amounts to domestic terrorism...

As for the comment itself, it certainly is tasteless.

It's tasteless and evil from a garbage president.

[Geneviev]

This is why alot of people don't like nor trust cops.

I don’t hate cops but I am sick and tired of seeing them never condemn one of their own and standing behind them no matter what. It makes me seriously question if I still want to become one in my city

I've given up on being an officer, personally. You can join me in Doing Anything Else.