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BLM protesters were mostly non-violent. https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/ https://acledda

BLM protesters were mostly non-violent. https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/ https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-vi... https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summers-black-lives-matter-protesters-were-overwhelming-peaceful-our-research-finds/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/this-summ... ==================== In many instances, police reportedly began or escalated the violence, but some observers nevertheless blame the protesters. The claim that the protests are violent — even when the police started the violence — can help local, state and federal forces justify intentionally beating, gassing or kettling the people marching, or reinforces politicians’ calls for “law and order.”

gfodor 6y ago
If it comes, enjoy the war. It's what you want, I think, and it's what you're going to get unless people like me can win the argument that we ought to turn back before its too late. I doubt we will. Your inability to even acknowledge what I am saying, instead of trying to prove that I am condemning your tribe unfairly, at the very least should be something you, I beg you, try to understand. When cities burn, people loot, and innocent people are killed in violence, it unlocks doors for others to then walk through, particularly if those acts are argued as now being just given the right motive. This isn't an opinion, nor is it blame. It's an observation based upon history. At some point, we need to stop walking through doors and unlocking the next one for the other side to walk through. The only way that happens is through leadership or a recognition that the next door will be one too far for anyone to accept.