For those saying roiting doesn't help and lead to change, then why are we still discussing this issue for over a week now?
From the outside looking in with no actual skin in the game, sure, rioting seems like an overly aggressive response that can be more detrimental than beneficial. But when the more peaceful approach has been taken (for forever), people don't pay attention, and this story would've already been out of the news cycle. Because people don't really care to change things if it isn't glaring obvious - in your face - that it has too. There's no motivation.
But this, this has had people talking about how blacks have been treated, and how police conduct has been. This has shown a light on the ugliness that we've known has been there, but haven't truly focused on. The riots are unforentate to see, but it gets people to dig into why they are happening. If this is what it takes to get people to start addressing issues targeted at blacks that haven't been addressed for too long, then so be it.
The riots are ugly, but life in America as a black is uglier.
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