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Keep in mind I live downtown. A 1000 sq/ft apartment costs about a million dollars in downtown Portland so let’s not let our imaginations get the best of here.

Keep in mind I live downtown. A 1000 sq/ft apartment costs about a million dollars in downtown Portland so let’s not let our imaginations get the best of here. And how many people have been murdered as a result of the protests? Please stop fear mongering.

aerostable_slug 6y ago
>And how many people have been murdered as a result of the protests? At least two: the 16 year old boy killed in Seattle and the 8 year old girl killed in Atlanta. They were both shot by BLM "security". And they were both Black. EDIT: Downvoted for facts? What is this, Reddit? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8480217/PICTURED-16-year-old-boy-shot-dead-inside-CHOP.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8480217/PICTURED-16... https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/breaking-atlanta-police-release-footage-suspect-year-old-shooting-death/2zQeUA3HiSsPCUEjnTdKEK/ https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/breaking-atlanta-police-...
- rtkwe 6y ago
  Those are a) different cities and b) basically background radiation in terms of violence. There are about 30 gun murders a day in the US having two over this many weeks in two major cities is regrettable but statistically nothing.
  - aerostable_slug 6y ago
    They were both killed as a direct result of the protests, they were ironically Black children, and they were both shot by people acting as armed "security" manning barricades. I am not sure how that doesn't answer the question about murders. Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead.
    - rtkwe 6y ago
      > Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead. It's a problem when you try to use it as an example of the protests being lawless and violent as a justification for extreme police responses and unidentified federal agencies arresting people in a different city.
    - rudolph9 6y ago
      It’s very unfortunate but again they didn’t happen in Portland, OR. While there has been some property damage in Portland, OR there has been very little violence so it’s odd that the federal government is ramping up a military like response in Portland, OR.

aerostable_slug 6y ago

>And how many people have been murdered as a result of the protests? At least two: the 16 year old boy killed in Seattle and the 8 year old girl killed in Atlanta. They were both shot by BLM "security". And they were both Black. EDIT: Downvoted for facts? What is this, Reddit? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8480217/PICTURED-16-year-old-boy-shot-dead-inside-CHOP.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8480217/PICTURED-16... https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/breaking-atlanta-police-release-footage-suspect-year-old-shooting-death/2zQeUA3HiSsPCUEjnTdKEK/ https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/breaking-atlanta-police-...

rtkwe 6y ago
Those are a) different cities and b) basically background radiation in terms of violence. There are about 30 gun murders a day in the US having two over this many weeks in two major cities is regrettable but statistically nothing.
- aerostable_slug 6y ago
  They were both killed as a direct result of the protests, they were ironically Black children, and they were both shot by people acting as armed "security" manning barricades. I am not sure how that doesn't answer the question about murders. Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead.
  - rtkwe 6y ago
    > Two may not be a lot (along with those merely shot), but they are still dead. It's a problem when you try to use it as an example of the protests being lawless and violent as a justification for extreme police responses and unidentified federal agencies arresting people in a different city.
  - rudolph9 6y ago
    It’s very unfortunate but again they didn’t happen in Portland, OR. While there has been some property damage in Portland, OR there has been very little violence so it’s odd that the federal government is ramping up a military like response in Portland, OR.