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Why did the cops shoot tear gas at peaceful protestors yesterday, when they didn't two weeks ago when armed militia stormed the statehouse? The cops brought th

Why did the cops shoot tear gas at peaceful protestors yesterday, when they didn't two weeks ago when armed militia stormed the statehouse? The cops brought this on themselves. There's nobody to blame here but them.

remarkEon 6y ago
Because the "armed militia" that "stormed" the statehouse had no designs on doing any harm. It's really that simple. The "protestors" that got some tear gas shot at them went on to burn down some buildings that had nothing to do with this tragedy. You gonna blame them or nah?
- komali2 6y ago
  Lol. The protests started peaceful. There were no calls to burn down a police station. The first window shattered was done so by an undercover cop. The first violent action taken was by the cops. So the people responded in turn. Nope, I don't blame them. They tried kneeling, so the president got a football player fired. They tried peacefully protesting, the cops showed up armed to the teeth and fired at people with plastic bullets and tear gas. There's a video of a parade of cop cars driving by protestors, the last of which indiscriminately sprayed pepper spray into the crowd. Lmao. The very audacity of your comment.
  - remarkEon 6y ago
    >There were no calls to burn down a police station. This must be a joke. If you watched any live feed from the last couple days there are countless examples of people calling for exactly that. >They tried kneeling, so the president got a football player fired. Yeah and the next logical step here is to burn down businesses, probably run by immigrants no less. I stand by my previous statement that America is farther on the path toward collapse than I previously surmised, given the "audacity" of commenters like you who seem to enjoy cheering on destruction and death.
    - pm90 6y ago
      Please don’t do this here. Demonizing HN users or blaming them for systemic issues while trying to have an honest conversation is totally uncalled for.
    - komali2 6y ago
      Say what you want, the protests were peaceful until the cops started firing off tear gas. The videos are there for all to see. Regardless, we shouldn't be surprised at the levels people will go when you grind their noses into the dirt for four hundred years. The law enforcement arm of the government brought this upon itself.
    - kelnos 6y ago
      > I stand by my previous statement that America is farther on the path toward collapse than I previously surmised I don't disagree with you, but I feel that the blame lies with the government, not with the rioting people who are just tired of the government arbitrarily executing people in the street whenever they feel like it. And please don't give me the usual nonsense about "you get what you vote for". The level of real disenfranchisement in this country is staggering.
- pm90 6y ago
  The armed militia had actual guns. If they were tear gassed at a whim like the protesters were, I imagine the reaction would be different.

remarkEon 6y ago

Because the "armed militia" that "stormed" the statehouse had no designs on doing any harm. It's really that simple. The "protestors" that got some tear gas shot at them went on to burn down some buildings that had nothing to do with this tragedy. You gonna blame them or nah?

komali2 6y ago
Lol. The protests started peaceful. There were no calls to burn down a police station. The first window shattered was done so by an undercover cop. The first violent action taken was by the cops. So the people responded in turn. Nope, I don't blame them. They tried kneeling, so the president got a football player fired. They tried peacefully protesting, the cops showed up armed to the teeth and fired at people with plastic bullets and tear gas. There's a video of a parade of cop cars driving by protestors, the last of which indiscriminately sprayed pepper spray into the crowd. Lmao. The very audacity of your comment.
- remarkEon 6y ago
  >There were no calls to burn down a police station. This must be a joke. If you watched any live feed from the last couple days there are countless examples of people calling for exactly that. >They tried kneeling, so the president got a football player fired. Yeah and the next logical step here is to burn down businesses, probably run by immigrants no less. I stand by my previous statement that America is farther on the path toward collapse than I previously surmised, given the "audacity" of commenters like you who seem to enjoy cheering on destruction and death.
  - pm90 6y ago
    Please don’t do this here. Demonizing HN users or blaming them for systemic issues while trying to have an honest conversation is totally uncalled for.
  - komali2 6y ago
    Say what you want, the protests were peaceful until the cops started firing off tear gas. The videos are there for all to see. Regardless, we shouldn't be surprised at the levels people will go when you grind their noses into the dirt for four hundred years. The law enforcement arm of the government brought this upon itself.
  - kelnos 6y ago
    > I stand by my previous statement that America is farther on the path toward collapse than I previously surmised I don't disagree with you, but I feel that the blame lies with the government, not with the rioting people who are just tired of the government arbitrarily executing people in the street whenever they feel like it. And please don't give me the usual nonsense about "you get what you vote for". The level of real disenfranchisement in this country is staggering.
pm90 6y ago
The armed militia had actual guns. If they were tear gassed at a whim like the protesters were, I imagine the reaction would be different.