I don't think that people outside from America can actually comment on stuff like that, but if you would take a look at the history and how much and how many people have been lost to police brutality, a civil unrest of this caliber is bound to happen. Peaceful protests have worked at lot of places, but those places also had people working in an extremist manner.
For eg: Independence of India, or a more recent one, Hong Kong. And this is not to say that people are not peacefully protesting, they are. But that is not making their voice heard.
In Minneapolis people are being shot on their private property with cops saying stiff like, "light em up". I can provide the link of the video I saw on reddit.
Plus, America loves rights and especially second amendment. It's not long that someone is going to come out bearing arms and it would lead to a full blown conflict.
I think people from any country can have their opinions. I’m from America and I have opinions on brexit, refugees coming into Europe, Hong Kong, etc. rosalinas is right. These riots are not conducive. There will always be racist people. It’s our job as individuals to teach our children and grandchildren that racism isn’t right, and hopefully through time, it’ll get better.
I’m sorry, but that’s still not a good reason. That police station fired the cops involved, and the guy who murdered George Floyd is now being charged for murder. Things are being done about this, and they’re still rioting, killing, and destroying things.
They also looted Apple stores, LV stores,...
I don't think expensive LOUIS VUITTON handbags have done anything but being expensive and easy to take home.
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There is a difference between making a store shut down by not supporting it (stop purchasing from it which is legal to do) standing outside the store so it is unable to process (not very legal but noone nor property is being seriously damaged) and burning building down after breaking in and taking anything you can back home as your own stolen properties which is both illegal AND damaging.
People saying shit like "target will recover"
Right, as a big company, it will. But what about the people who work there? Where will they go now?
The middle class people, the students who work their ass off, living paycheck to paycheck, what are they going to do now?
I have to keep repeating this. The actual protests and protesters are peaceful. The looters start the portests once they are done. They are always scheduled until a certain time. Maybe some looters start earlier but most commonly they start once protest ia done. And it is different people with a different agenda and then others taking advantage. The vast majority or protesters are good and peaceful. Both "groups" reputation are being tarnished by focusing on the bad ones, protesters and cops.
Rubber bullets don't mean that they are not being hurt or not being shot at by the police. Nothing gives police the right to shoot people in their own homes. No matter the type of bullets, this is the type of thing that is inciting more people to riot. They think they are above the law and they do as they please, but they seem to forget that everyone is taping all of it.
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And I didn't say that no one should have an opinion or that they can't. Everyone should have opinions on international matters that can impact us humans as one. I said that a comment is hard to make as a lot of people who are not there don't realise the gravity of the things. But that doesn't mean that people cannot speak about or on things like this.
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Also, protesters are now forming human chains in order to prevent stores from being looted. Things were chaotic when they started, but they are getting organised now. Sure, the workers are going to suffer, but a lot of people who had small businesses or were working-
at some of the stores said, "let it burn". A business can be reopened again, but lives lost to police brutality can never be brought back again. Plus, you can't deny that it didn't land them coverage. Everyone is all over the riots. But protesters are now getting organised.
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Also, talking about peaceful riots, a group of six people were protesting by kneeling down and forming a circle. The police shoved them and dragged a couple of them by their hair. A woman was shot with rubber pellets as she was walking back home carrying groceries. She had Target bags, they thought she was a protestor.
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And also, there has been evidence of a lot of undercover cops being in riots and inciting violence. So, yeah. While I like Gandhi and turning the other cheek, I don't think it works if turning the other cheek is getting you shot in the face.
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For eg: Independence of India, or a more recent one, Hong Kong. And this is not to say that people are not peacefully protesting, they are. But that is not making their voice heard.
In Minneapolis people are being shot on their private property with cops saying stiff like, "light em up". I can provide the link of the video I saw on reddit.
Plus, America loves rights and especially second amendment. It's not long that someone is going to come out bearing arms and it would lead to a full blown conflict.
I don't think expensive LOUIS VUITTON handbags have done anything but being expensive and easy to take home.
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There is a difference between making a store shut down by not supporting it (stop purchasing from it which is legal to do) standing outside the store so it is unable to process (not very legal but noone nor property is being seriously damaged) and burning building down after breaking in and taking anything you can back home as your own stolen properties which is both illegal AND damaging.
People saying shit like "target will recover"
Right, as a big company, it will. But what about the people who work there? Where will they go now?
The middle class people, the students who work their ass off, living paycheck to paycheck, what are they going to do now?
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And I didn't say that no one should have an opinion or that they can't. Everyone should have opinions on international matters that can impact us humans as one. I said that a comment is hard to make as a lot of people who are not there don't realise the gravity of the things. But that doesn't mean that people cannot speak about or on things like this.
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Also, protesters are now forming human chains in order to prevent stores from being looted. Things were chaotic when they started, but they are getting organised now. Sure, the workers are going to suffer, but a lot of people who had small businesses or were working-
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Also, talking about peaceful riots, a group of six people were protesting by kneeling down and forming a circle. The police shoved them and dragged a couple of them by their hair. A woman was shot with rubber pellets as she was walking back home carrying groceries. She had Target bags, they thought she was a protestor.
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And also, there has been evidence of a lot of undercover cops being in riots and inciting violence. So, yeah. While I like Gandhi and turning the other cheek, I don't think it works if turning the other cheek is getting you shot in the face.
Sly bugger.