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There was a varied response to BLM riots. In my city, BLM demonstrators - or at least people purporting to be part of BLM - declared several city blocks an aut
by manfredo 6y ago
There was a varied response to BLM riots.
In my city, BLM demonstrators - or at least people purporting to be part of BLM - declared several city blocks an autonomous zone. The zone's security forces subsequent killed several people (among them, ironically, an unarmed black 16 year old). It took the city 3 weeks to clear out this zone, and it was done without lethal force.
By comparison, the people occupying the Capitol were removed in a matter of hours including employing lethal force.
The Capitol protests were met with more leniency than some BLM demonstrations, but less than others.
- free_rms 6y agoWorth mentioning that the only lethal force in the capitol was when they were breaching the barricades where (I think) VIPs were being guarded. That's lethal force in self-defense, not lethal force to clear out the protest.
- pydry 6y ago>The zone's security forces subsequent killed several people (among them, ironically, an unarmed black 16 year old). There seem to be a lot of people who are absolutely certain that the security forces were responsible for this. The police aren't among their number, however, since they haven't detained, arrested or charged anyone. There was also another killing in the zone that was, iirc, erroneously blamed on the security forces.