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I do believe that. Certainly violence begets more violence and the police are certainly not blameless. All of that said, lets be careful not to boil this down
by listless 6y ago
I do believe that. Certainly violence begets more violence and the police are certainly not blameless.
All of that said, lets be careful not to boil this down to property damage so we can justify it. 19 people died in those summer riots. The property destruction affected mostly poor areas and minority business owners.
The duplicity is stunning and terrifying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_controversies_during_the_George_Floyd_protests#:~:text=Deaths,-The%20relevance%20of&text=According%20to%20Forbes%2C%20as%20of,people%20died%20during%20the%20protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_controversies_dur....
- taurath 6y agoNot claiming its only property damage, sorry if I seemed to imply. I'm sorry you're afraid of what has happened and how its been covered. I think the protests themselves will ultimately lead us to a better place - though of course any violence is not helpful to get to that better place.
- listless 6y agoI hope that you are right, and despite my pessimistic demeanor, I do believe ultimately good and necessary change will happen. Perhaps we can learn from the negative along the way. Thank you for your positive responses.