America riots after Police kill unarmed Black Man

[Neanderthaland]

It's not "spin" to report on the destruction of rioting. It does distract from the pursuit of justice. It puts burning buildings on social media and the TV screen, which takes air time away from the murder and interviewing public officials. If one is worried about distractions or another tragedy getting blown over, then looting is the thing that will make that happen.

No, there is a spin, and that is portraying all the protesters as being violent and extremist so they can pass new anti demonstrator ordinances.

Weird how Tim Walz and Jacob Frey aren't doing any of that, then.

[South Odreria 2]

I do wonder how much boredom and frustration are escalating this.

Not that what that policeman did wasn't especially heinous. Just that people have been so pent-up.

The lockdowns are probably an aggravating factor, but remember Freddy Gray? The colored folks in Baltimore rioted even without those in that case.

Bruh this is a fully desegregated riot, which is something I haven't seen before.

[Bienenhalde]

I would bet they don't even care about black people anymore then the rest of us white Americans and are just involved so they have an excuse to act out violently and cause trouble.

yeah couldn't be that they feel anger in solidarity with their black neighbors or anything lmao

Then they can find protest peacefully. Throwing rocks through windshields is not helping anyone.

[Rojava Free State]

Battle of Athens saw a bunch of white vets dynamite a police station iirc. There's plenty of examples of everyone doing this sorta shit.

I don't think all these things are necessarily analagous, though - the ringleaders of Tulsa didn't slowly show up dead over the next few years in burnt-out cars, and burning down a Target or destroying a police station is very much not the same as full-blown street fighting or massacres

Tulsa was a massacre. Many many more people died there than in Minneapolis last night.

[Diopolis]

The lockdowns are probably an aggravating factor, but remember Freddy Gray? The colored folks in Baltimore rioted even without those in that case.

Bruh this is a fully desegregated riot, which is something I haven't seen before.

Eh, might be an excuse to get out of the house.

[Rojava Free State]

yeah couldn't be that they feel anger in solidarity with their black neighbors or anything lmao

Then they can find protest peacefully. Throwing rocks through windshields is not helping anyone.

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

[Bienenhalde]

yeah couldn't be that they feel anger in solidarity with their black neighbors or anything lmao

Couldn't be that the police have treated them like shit at some point too.

Maybe the police would be nice to them if they just obeyed the law and didn't cause trouble.

[Rojava Free State]

The lockdowns are probably an aggravating factor, but remember Freddy Gray? The colored folks in Baltimore rioted even without those in that case.

Bruh this is a fully desegregated riot, which is something I haven't seen before.

Saw one in Oakland in 2014. As I said, minni is a more racially harmonious than a place like Milwaukee.

[Andsed]

Couldn't be that the police have treated them like shit at some point too.

Maybe the police would be nice to them if they just obeyed the law and didn't cause trouble.

Like they did here? When they murdered a man for no good reason? I don't really support the more violent actions here, but let's not pretend there is not a good reason for people to be fucking furious.

[Senkaku]

yeah couldn't be that they feel anger in solidarity with their black neighbors or anything lmao

Then they can find protest peacefully. Throwing rocks through windshields is not helping anyone.

what has peaceful protest gotten done on this issue? if tossing some bricks at least lets them blow off some steam and feel better, I'm fine with chalking that up as helpful and a win. at some point you need to make it clear that you're not just gonna roll over when people come into your community and murder a man

[Rojava Free State]

Couldn't be that the police have treated them like shit at some point too.

Maybe the police would be nice to them if they just obeyed the law and didn't cause trouble.

Oh yeah? Like the guy who they murdered in cold blood a few days ago?

Fuck the cops. At least a quarter of them are psychopathic pricks who get off on abusing their power, so they can say goodbye to their squad car as it burns out in the parking lot while they watch.

[Senkaku]

Couldn't be that the police have treated them like shit at some point too.

Maybe the police would be nice to them if they just obeyed the law and didn't cause trouble.

And... maybe they wouldn't. Maybe they'd shoot them, detain them, tear gas them, strangle them. Some officers might, some might not. That's kinda the fucking crux of the issue here

[Aureumterra]

Maybe the police would be nice to them if they just obeyed the law and didn't cause trouble.

Fuck the cops. At least a quarter of them are psychopathic pricks who get off on abusing their power,

Source?

[Rojava Free State]

On everything the protest in Ypsilanti better still be going Saturday. I'm heading down there.

[Bienenhalde]

Then they can find protest peacefully. Throwing rocks through windshields is not helping anyone.

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

Unfortunately, there are many racists in the US, not just police. And not all police are racist either. There is no reason to punish all the police because one officer did something horrible.

[Rojava Free State]

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

Unfortunately, there are many racists in the US, not just police. And not all police are racist either. There is no reason to punish all the police because one officer did something horrible.

They cover up the crimes of their fellow cops, and it ain't just about racist police.

[Senkaku]

At least a quarter of them are psychopathic pricks who get off on abusing their power

everyone go google "40% of police" :^)

[Aureumterra]

Those weren't riots. Just some street scuffles and no buildings were destroyed.

When's the last time white Americans did something like this?

What’s hilarious is the antifa anarachists desperately try to riot like this yet somehow fail every time

They’re the type to think destroying Starbucks will get Trump kicked out of office

[Neanderthaland]

Then they can find protest peacefully. Throwing rocks through windshields is not helping anyone.

what has peaceful protest gotten done on this issue? if tossing some bricks at least lets them blow off some steam and feel better, I'm fine with chalking that up as helpful and a win. at some point you need to make it clear that you're not just gonna roll over when people come into your community and murder a man

The peaceful protests had overwhelming public support here. Despite coronavirus concerns. Nobody was willing to even hint that they shouldn't go outside and stand up for justice.

The violence has lost a lot of that support. Looting and vandalizing store owners, who weren't have a great time of it anyway, doesn't scream "justice" it screams "I'm looking for an excuse to break and steal stuff."

[Rojava Free State]

What’s hilarious is the antifa anarachists desperately try to riot like this yet somehow fail every time

They’re the type to think destroying Starbucks will get Trump kicked out of office

Lmao

[Senkaku]

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

Unfortunately, there are many racists in the US, not just police. And not all police are racist either. There is no reason to punish all the police because one officer did something horrible.

when an organization does something evil you deliver consequences to the entire body, not just one individual so the organization can just go back to engaging in fuckery as soon as you turn your back again

[Andsed]

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

Unfortunately, there are many racists in the US, not just police. And not all police are racist either. There is no reason to punish all the police because one officer did something horrible.

It is not just one officer though. While not all police are racist and quite a lot of them are good people and good cops the system is fucking flawed beyond belief and allows this kind of shit to happen. This is not about attacking individuals officers, it is about attacking a corrupt and flawed system.

[South Odreria 2]

Throwing rocks through police car windows is exactly what the cops deserve for years of bullshit.

Unfortunately, there are many racists in the US, not just police. And not all police are racist either. There is no reason to punish all the police because one officer did something horrible.

Yes there is. The "good cops" have done nothing to prevent the murderous ones from terrorizing the city.

[Senkaku]

what has peaceful protest gotten done on this issue? if tossing some bricks at least lets them blow off some steam and feel better, I'm fine with chalking that up as helpful and a win. at some point you need to make it clear that you're not just gonna roll over when people come into your community and murder a man

The peaceful protests had overwhelming public support here. Despite coronavirus concerns. Nobody was willing to even hint that they shouldn't go outside and stand up for justice.

The violence has lost a lot of that support. Looting and vandalizing store owners, who weren't have a great time of it anyway, doesn't scream "justice" it screams "I'm looking for an excuse to break and steal stuff."

who started the violence sir!! who! I'll give u a hint: might have been the guys with the tear gas grenade launchers!

and if you expect me to have sympathy for poor little Target having such a hard time and now getting burned... I mean come on lmao

[Neanderthaland]

Bruh this is a fully desegregated riot, which is something I haven't seen before.

Saw one in Oakland in 2014. As I said, minni is a more racially harmonious than a place like Milwaukee.

Uhh... Wisconsin is racist as fuck. Appleton is basically the Heart of Darkness. Milwaukee's not that far off.

EDIT: I read this wrong. Carry on.