Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On - Especially During COVID

Re:Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On - Espec... by agensaequivocum on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:34PM (#23431281)

Actually, in general we support the protest insofar as we agree that there are problems with certain police incentive structures. We heavily disagree with the rioting and looting.

Where we disagree with some people is the generalized notion that the principles of America are inherently evil and racist and that Americans society now in general is racist.

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Re:Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On - Espec... by jolmg on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:51PM (#23433120)

I thought news outlets had established that the looting was done by opportunists that are independent of the protesters. The rioting might also be independent of the protesters, perhaps to distract enforcement units away from the looting. Some of the looting does seem to be organized to a degree.

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Re:Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On - Espec... by agensaequivocum on Friday June 05, 2020 @05:31PM (#23434235)

> looting was done by opportunists that are independent of the protesters

That seems right, although I think there is probably a small degree of overlap. Unfortunately, I'm still seeing multitudes of people online defending the rioting and looting.

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