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Is the argument, then, that protestors should wait until police brutality results in another death when it is more convenient to protest?

agensaequivocum 6y ago
Well no. I actually support peaceful protest. But you cannot in good faith argue that people who are protesting the lock downs don't care about killing grandma then, turn around and say that protesting police brutality is fine, since killing grandma would still be a brutal act of evil and you cannot do an intrinsic evil thing to bring about a good.
- alpha_squared 6y ago
  I agree that it is a less-than-ideal time to protest police brutality and racial injustice. However, I'd argue still - when is? Minorities are also disproportionately impacted by the pandemic which is highly relevant to both addressing the health crisis and racial injustice. Again, when should all this be addressed? The people protesting the lock-downs appeared to largely be protesting lifestyle inconvenience. Whether that was the actual case or not, I don't know and I'd love to learn more from any sources you could share.
  - agensaequivocum 6y ago
    > I agree that it is a less-than-ideal time to protest police brutality and racial injustice. However, I'd argue still - when is? I'm not trying to say that people shouldn't protest. I'm only pointing out that a lot of people who are very pro police brutality protests right now were 5 minutes ago saying that protesting lock downs and going out is tantamount to murdering grandma. > Minorities are also disproportionately impacted by the pandemic... Is there any evidence that this is a result of racism? We are seeing the same elevated impact on blacks in other countries. > The people protesting the lock-downs appeared to largely be protesting lifestyle inconvenience It's more of protesting the government destroying peoples' livelihoods by driving their small businesses into the ground. Moreover, it is an unconstitutional overreach.
closeparen 6y ago
>another death Is the argument that we should accept another 100,000 COVID-19 deaths to prevent even one more police death?

agensaequivocum 6y ago

Well no. I actually support peaceful protest. But you cannot in good faith argue that people who are protesting the lock downs don't care about killing grandma then, turn around and say that protesting police brutality is fine, since killing grandma would still be a brutal act of evil and you cannot do an intrinsic evil thing to bring about a good.

alpha_squared 6y ago
I agree that it is a less-than-ideal time to protest police brutality and racial injustice. However, I'd argue still - when is? Minorities are also disproportionately impacted by the pandemic which is highly relevant to both addressing the health crisis and racial injustice. Again, when should all this be addressed? The people protesting the lock-downs appeared to largely be protesting lifestyle inconvenience. Whether that was the actual case or not, I don't know and I'd love to learn more from any sources you could share.
- agensaequivocum 6y ago
  > I agree that it is a less-than-ideal time to protest police brutality and racial injustice. However, I'd argue still - when is? I'm not trying to say that people shouldn't protest. I'm only pointing out that a lot of people who are very pro police brutality protests right now were 5 minutes ago saying that protesting lock downs and going out is tantamount to murdering grandma. > Minorities are also disproportionately impacted by the pandemic... Is there any evidence that this is a result of racism? We are seeing the same elevated impact on blacks in other countries. > The people protesting the lock-downs appeared to largely be protesting lifestyle inconvenience It's more of protesting the government destroying peoples' livelihoods by driving their small businesses into the ground. Moreover, it is an unconstitutional overreach.

closeparen 6y ago

>another death Is the argument that we should accept another 100,000 COVID-19 deaths to prevent even one more police death?