Current Affairs George Floyd and Minneapolis Unrest

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Surely you are both allowed an opinion.

Absolutely. I'll never understand people that claim 'you can't say anything anymore' whilst saying exactly what they like.

The flip side to that is other people are just as entitled to hold a contrary opinion, and are free to call out opinions (and lies) that they disagree with.

I'd also say that previously banned posters like this melt shouldn't expect civility.

 

[verreauxi]

I'm still waiting for a few of the GOT members to post their evidence of antifa causing all these police-shootings and being responsible for riots and looting. But I guess I'll keep waiting. In the meantime, I'll do some relaxing reading with this article:

Texas member of Boogaloo Bois charged with opening fire on Minneapolis police precinct during protests over George Floyd

Feds say Texas adherent of far-right group fired on precinct building, conspired with cop killer to ignite civil war.

www.startribune.com

 

[peteblue]

I see the Black Looters Matter folk have been at it again in Philadelphia.....

 

[Prevenger17]

I see the Black Looters Matter folk have been at it again in Philadelphia.....

Police have been at it again too, butchering a mentally ill man as his father pleaded with them to stop. If only there was a way of stopping the vicious cycle

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I see the Black Looters Matter folk have been at it again in Philadelphia.....

People take advantage of chaos. It’s not particularly appropriate to broadly label a movement designed to promote racial injustice to criminal acts now is it peter.

 

[peteblue]

Police have been at it again too, butchering a mentally ill man as his father pleaded with them to stop. If only there was a way of stopping the vicious cycle

Prosecute the Police if they are in the wrong. But using it as an excuse to loot shops is losing its appeal tbh.....

 

[Moomin]

People take advantage of chaos. It’s not particularly appropriate to broadly label a movement designed to promote racial injustice to criminal acts now is it peter.

100% this

 

[Prevenger17]

Prosecute the Police if they are in the wrong

Well, that's the problem isn't it? They rarely do get prosecuted. And besides, prevention is what most people are looking for here. Better trained police who don't shoot first and ask questions later, it's not actually that big an ask.

 

[peteblue]

People take advantage of chaos. It’s not particularly appropriate to broadly label a movement designed to promote racial injustice to criminal acts now is it peter.

The problem is that the BLM has a worthy cause. This looting adds nothing to that cause and excusing it, as some people try, just undermines it completely...these are purely criminal acts hiding behind a worthy cause. The people taking part in the looting are a disgrace and should be ashamed for undermining what this all started about......

 

[Moomin]

The problem is that the BLM has a worthy cause. This looting adds nothing to that cause and excusing it, as some people try, just undermines it completely...these are purely criminal acts hiding behind a worthy cause. The people taking part in the looting are a disgrace and should be ashamed for undermining what this all started about......

Totally agree with this, but are the people commiting the acts actually part of the movement though??

 

[Prevenger17]

The problem is that the BLM has a worthy cause. This looting adds nothing to that cause and excusing it, as some people try, just undermines it completely...these are purely criminal acts hiding behind a worthy cause. The people taking part in the looting are a disgrace and should be ashamed for undermining what this all started about......

Maybe the fact that you recognise this might make you reconsider calling them "Black Looters Matter"?

 

[roydo]

Some folk nick a few TVs.

Two cops use 14 bullets on a mentally disturbed black man, who had a knife.

Lets conflate the two events eh?

 

[Moomin]

Maybe the fact that you recognise this might make you reconsider calling them "Black Looters Matter"?

On the basis of " Black Looters Matter " I might label " Brexiters are racist "

 

[JimmyJeffers]

The problem is that the BLM has a worthy cause. This looting adds nothing to that cause and excusing it, as some people try, just undermines it completely...these are purely criminal acts hiding behind a worthy cause. The people taking part in the looting are a disgrace and should be ashamed for undermining what this all started about......

Personally think it’s the opposite in a way. There was rioting and looting during the civil rights movement in the 60s but you wouldn’t use that denigrate the cause or the subsequent changes to legislation.
These acts are generally highlighted by people who wish to undermine the objectives of the movement and maintain the status quo.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

On the basis of " Black Looters Matter " I might label " Brexiters are racist "

That’s what I was kinda thinking of when I replied