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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by taurath on Thursday April 08, 2021 @12:36AM (#26735127)
They accomplished the goal of getting people to maybe think about police violence. It’s clear that lighter protests didn’t get any action or attention. If violence is so intolerable, I would like to see some calls for justice from those who seem more concerned about the protection of buildings than people’s lives.

Stop pretending the violence came from nothing. I have friends with burns on their legs from getting hit by stun grenades while actually peacefully protesting. You won’t believe that, but you can find video after video of police actively attacking peaceful protestors.

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by listless on Thursday April 08, 2021 @09:28AM (#26738427)
I do believe that. Certainly violence begets more violence and the police are certainly not blameless.

All of that said, lets be careful not to boil this down to property damage so we can justify it. 19 people died in those summer riots. The property destruction affected mostly poor areas and minority business owners.

The duplicity is stunning and terrifying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_controversies_dur....

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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by taurath on Thursday April 08, 2021 @01:24PM (#26741432)
Not claiming its only property damage, sorry if I seemed to imply. I'm sorry you're afraid of what has happened and how its been covered. I think the protests themselves will ultimately lead us to a better place - though of course any violence is not helpful to get to that better place.
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Re:Twitch will ban users for 'severe misconduct' that occurs... by listless on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:33PM (#26746118)
I hope that you are right, and despite my pessimistic demeanor, I do believe ultimately good and necessary change will happen. Perhaps we can learn from the negative along the way. Thank you for your positive responses.
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