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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

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.

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.