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>The statistics, based on law enforcement responses to more than 13,000 protests across the United States since April 2020, 13 000?? how the... it's >30 per d

• ardy42 6y ago
  This is in reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25780482 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25780482, because I can't reply there. > what's the thing about zip ties? I think that's in reference to participants in the capitol attack that were photographed carrying zip-tie cuffs (examples: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zip-cuffs-capitol-riots/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zip-cuffs-capitol-riots/ and https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/01/11/retired-air-force-officer-pictured-with-zip-ties-inside-us-capitol-arrested-in-texas/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/01/11/retired-air-force...). Basically, its proof they were prepared to take prisoners/hostages.
• edmundsauto 6y ago
  There are maybe 150 million Americans who support BLM. Some of these protests were just a few dozen people. America is a really freaking big place. I forget that until I read something like "500k vaccines per day means we're 2 years away from everyone getting 1 shot".