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Re:George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter by lagadu on Monday June 15, 2020 @10:04AM (#23527407)
The alternative would be intervening and things possibly getting violent. The well-being of a statue isn't worth the possibility of causing harm to someone.
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Re:George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter by koheripbal on Monday June 15, 2020 @11:27AM (#23528325)
I suppose then I could organize a mob to vandalize anything I want because the police should prioritize the well being of the mob over that of property?

Seems like that would embolden mobs to destroy whatever they want. Doesn't seem like an intelligent or sustainable strategy.

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Re:George Floyd Protest – police brutality videos on Twitter by derivagral on Monday June 15, 2020 @12:47PM (#23529457)
The mob may leave after the destruction, but that doesn't mean that the police don't later conduct investigations, arrests, etc based on tracking/video of the members of that mob.

I'm curious how many protestors or rioters keep their phones on them (with location/COVID apps or otherwise.) Even if they don't, plenty of others are taking the videos.

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