Trial of Derek Chauvin: A Juror Supported What?!

by **Xmara** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:28 pm

Aeritai wrote:I never understood why people assume BLM supporters are all "rioters" back when this whole George Floyd thing started there was a BLM protest in my area. You know what happened? They marched peacefully down the road and didn't burn down any buildings. Heck even the local cops helped them and joined them in the protest.

There's been a couple of small protests here. They've all been peaceful.

by **Dresderstan** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:29 pm

Austreylia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Which is why I want there to be riots, show the world the system is rigged and needs to be torn down piece by piece.

The problem is that you can only riot so much until people start getting sick and tired of seeing their cities being destroyed.

Maybe people wouldn't riot if the people in power actually listened to them.

by **Deblar** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:29 pm

Aeritai wrote:I never understood why people assume BLM supporters are all "rioters" back when this whole George Floyd thing started there was a BLM protest in my area. You know what happened? They marched peacefully down the road and didn't burn down any buildings. Heck even the local cops helped them and joined them in the protest.

Really because quite a few right-wing media outlets blow the riots way out of proportion, making it seem like that’s all BLM does.

by **The New California Republic** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:29 pm

Galloism wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
And then there are the federal tax fraud and election fraud charges to be considered. And the FBI investigating a stop he made in 2017 for a breach of constitutional rights.

The chap is going to spend quite a bit of time in prison regardless of the outcome of this trial.

Wait, election fraud?

I heard about the tax issues, but I hadn't heard about election fraud.

https://www.newsweek.com/derek-chauvin- ... ta-1509109

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:29 pm

Xmara wrote:
Aeritai wrote:I never understood why people assume BLM supporters are all "rioters" back when this whole George Floyd thing started there was a BLM protest in my area. You know what happened? They marched peacefully down the road and didn't burn down any buildings. Heck even the local cops helped them and joined them in the protest.

There's been a couple of small protests here. They've all been peaceful.

My former town had one. Nothing happened. They protested peacefully for a few days and that was it.

by **Galloism** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:29 pm

The New California Republic wrote:
Galloism wrote:Wait, election fraud?

I heard about the tax issues, but I hadn't heard about election fraud.

https://www.newsweek.com/derek-chauvin- ... ta-1509109

Ah, Danke.

by **Hiram Land** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:30 pm

:30 past the hour. Any minute from now the verdict will be announced. God help us all.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:30 pm

Anyone in Minneapolis, stay safe please.

by **Fartsniffage** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:30 pm

Galloism wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
And then there are the federal tax fraud and election fraud charges to be considered. And the FBI investigating a stop he made in 2017 for a breach of constitutional rights.

The chap is going to spend quite a bit of time in prison regardless of the outcome of this trial.

Wait, election fraud?

I heard about the tax issues, but I hadn't heard about election fraud.

He was living in Minneapolis and registered to vote in Florida.

by **Galloism** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:30 pm

Hiram Land wrote::30 past the hour. Any minute from now the verdict will be announced. God help us all.

I feel confident.

by **Kowani** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 pm

Minneapolis clearing out

by **Austreylia** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 pm

Dresderstan wrote:Maybe people wouldn't riot if the people in power actually listened to them.

I'll probably get ten people screaming "whataboutism" at me but, seeing as you're "anti-government", how did you feel about the Trump supporters storming the capitol?

by **Hiram Land** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 pm

Galloism wrote:
Hiram Land wrote::30 past the hour. Any minute from now the verdict will be announced. God help us all.

I feel confident.

Same, but I'm also nervous.

by **Xmara** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Anyone in Minneapolis, stay safe please.

Fortunately I've heard they've brought in the National Guard. Hopefully they'll keep everyone safe.

by **Senkaku** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 pm

Austreylia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Which is why I want there to be riots, show the world the system is rigged and needs to be torn down piece by piece.

The problem is that you can only riot so much until people start getting sick and tired of seeing their cities being destroyed.

biweekly reminder that riots are not equivalent to the destruction of entire cities, despite the rhetorical equivalency constantly being made by both the right and even mainstream centrist/lib outlets

the set of "cities destroyed by fire" includes Chicago (1871), Seattle (1889), Hiroshima (1945), Paradise (2018), London (1666), Rome (64), Tokyo (1945), and others, but not Minneapolis or any other major American city (2020-2021)

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 pm

MN governor slated to speak after verdict is announced.

by **Xmara** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 pm

Kowani wrote:Minneapolis clearing out

Probably doing that in case things go south

by **Galloism** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:MN governor slated to speak after verdict is announced.

No doubt he has two or three speeches prepared.

by **Dresderstan** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 pm

Austreylia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Maybe people wouldn't riot if the people in power actually listened to them.

I'll probably get ten people screaming "whataboutism" at me but, seeing as you're "anti-government", how did you feel about the Trump supporters storming the capitol?

Would have been more supportive if it was just a anti government riot instead of trying to keep Trump in power.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:33 pm

Galloism wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:MN governor slated to speak after verdict is announced.

No doubt he has two or three speeches prepared.

No doubt. I think he addressed his constituents yesterday too.

by **Celritannia** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:33 pm

Austreylia wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Which is why I want there to be riots, show the world the system is rigged and needs to be torn down piece by piece.

The problem is that you can only riot so much until people start getting sick and tired of seeing their cities being destroyed.

And how many lives and people's freedoms have been destroyed because of police shootings and high incarceration rates?
You keep avoiding this simple explanation.

by **Galloism** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 pm

Celritannia wrote:
Austreylia wrote:The problem is that you can only riot so much until people start getting sick and tired of seeing their cities being destroyed.

And how many lives and people's freedoms have been destroyed because of police shootings and high incarceration rates?
You keep avoiding this simple explanation.

Whataboutism isn't really the right answer here.

by **Kowani** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 pm

National Guard mobilized in Washington DC

by **Silvedania** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 pm

Aeritai wrote:I never understood why people assume BLM supporters are all "rioters" back when this whole George Floyd thing started there was a BLM protest in my area. You know what happened? They marched peacefully down the road and didn't burn down any buildings. Heck even the local cops helped them and joined them in the protest.

Same in my area. I live near DC. The worst act of violence was by the cops and commissioned by then president Trump.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 pm

Kowani wrote:National Guard mobilized in Washington DC

Fear of riots there too?

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