Leaders are calling for the end of the destruction BUT......
by bebo1226 (2020-06-01 10:41:26)
Edited on 2020-06-01 10:42:45

In reply to: How about stop looting, rioting, burning, attacking police  posted by NDoggie78

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Don't be fooled. The majority of the protesters ARE peaceful. They are angry and rightfully so, but they are not the main ones looting and burning. They are kneeling and praying and shouting and marching, but bad actors have been coming into those spaces to have you believe that the violence stems from those who really want to effect change. They are the agitators most times inciting the violence. All legitimate protesters aren't innocent, but the whole idea is to concentrate on the resulting violence-not the violence that precipitated it in the first place. That's what keeps the well worn narratives and stereotyping going for the people who have been affected the most by police violence. That's how this started. I don't want to argue, but I don't want to let a blanket statement stand as fact either. These protesters want the police to keep their knees off their necks. Literally.

Most police aren't bad either, yet theyre all being attacked
by NDoggie78  (2020-06-01 11:00:24)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I think there are two messages to be heard - stop police brutality (racial or otherwise) and stop the anarchy, that dilutes the original message
Can't have it both ways
by bebo1226  (2020-06-01 11:06:11)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I just think it’s weird how some people will lump protesters and rioters together in one breath and then in another say a few bad cops shouldn’t spoil the whole bunch. Why doesn’t the same logic apply in both cases? Doesn't make sense but my prayer is that all this is upheaval is not in vain. We have to come out of this better that when we came in.

I am saying it applies in both cases
by NDoggie78  (2020-06-01 12:01:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Not all protesters were rioters/anarchists - not all police are bad.
I think the real solution is that neither group is policing their own.
The protesters should have stopped the burning and looting.
The police need to quit covering up and remove the bad apples.

The innocent people who lost their stores and businesses and their lives in Oakland deserve justice, too.