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George Floyd Riots overwhelming peaceful? Not if we stick with facts. "arson, vandalism, and looting that occurred between May 26 and June 8 caused approximat
by ipaddr 2y ago
George Floyd Riots overwhelming peaceful? Not if we stick with facts.
"arson, vandalism, and looting that occurred between May 26 and June 8 caused approximately $1–2 billion in insured damages nationally, the highest recorded damage from civil disorder in U.S. history, and surpassing the record set during the 1992 Los Angeles riots"
- the_gastropod 2y agoYou’re comparing a nationwide set of protests against a single city. Is this number adjusted for inflation? Do you have any idea who caused this damage? I was arrested in Brooklyn during the protests. I was slammed into the glass window of the Junior’s cheesecake in downtown Brooklyn by several police officers, cracking the window. Who do you figure was blamed for that damage? We’re watching this scenario repeat right now. Some doofus students at Columbia broke a window, and the media’s losing its mind decrying the “violence”. Meanwhile, the NYPD is coming to the building with bulldozers, tanks, sledgehammers, and tear gas. (I literally did nothing to get arrested. The charges were dropped before my court case. Shocker) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-black-lives-matter-protests-are-peaceful-despite-trump-narrative-report-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/05/nearly-all-bla...