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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
The rioters and looters are wholly insignificant in this discussion. If you're talking about them, you've lost the plot.
Around 90% of adult African Americans have had an unpleasant experience with police that they believed was tied to race. That's over 40 million people. Many many more if you include other ethnicities as well.
That's the issue.
All this other crap critiquing the form of protest, or individuals looting or rioting or whatever - you've lost the plot. This is a massive problem, and attention should be placed on the actual problem. Who cares about certain individuals misbehaving on the fringes?
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On the fringes? They are talking about bringing in the National Guard, these riots are far from on the fringes.
They are upfront and center and are drowning out all of the good that the protests are doing. Showing people you care about something is important. But all the media is reporting right now is the rioting and looting.
This will all be lost and washed away if they continue to act like this.. especially if more people keep dying.
This is the mayor asking for the Guard.
The FBI is investigating the case, Trump has asked them to expedite the process. The right wheels are in motion. Hurting innocent people is NOT the right answer. It is not the right response.