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They have also been given a free pass in other instances. It's gone both ways.
by RHSeeger 5y ago
They have also been given a free pass in other instances. It's gone both ways.
- rootusrootus 5y agoHow many BLM protesters were arrested, though? Something like 14,000? I don't think they got much of a free pass.
- throwaway894345 5y agoIn fairness BLM was far more violent. Neighborhoods were burned to the ground, businesses were looted, people were injured, and several people were killed. Moreover, the BLM protests involved millions of people, so 14K arrests seems believable. Moreover, how many of the arrested were charged (getting arrested on its own isn’t that big of a deal).
- eric_h 5y ago> Neighborhoods were burned to the ground This is the first I'm hearing of this. Which neighborhoods were burned to the ground?
- throwaway894345 5y agoVarious parts of Kenosha off the top of my head. Most other arson cases were isolated businesses, police precincts, etc. There were also entire neighborhoods in which virtually every business was looted. We had at least a few such neighborhoods in Chicago, and there were many others across the country including many of the communities that BLM folks purport to care about.
- eric_h 5y agoI see. I googled and what I found did not quite equate to what I would call "neighborhoods burned to the ground" but noted.
- throwaway894345 5y agoI'm sure "neighborhoods" isn't quite the right term, but the videos I've seen of the aftermath are hard to exaggerate.
- ric2b 5y agoI'm not sure if they are, you did pretty good at exaggerating them.