Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by rootusrootus on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:29PM
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How many BLM protesters were arrested, though? Something like 14,000? I don't think they got much of a free pass.
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by throwaway894345 on Monday February 14, 2022 @10:45PM
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In fairness BLM was far more violent. Neighborhoods were burned to the ground, businesses were looted, people were injured, and several people were killed. Moreover, the BLM protests involved millions of people, so 14K arrests seems believable. Moreover, how many of the arrested were charged (getting arrested on its own isn’t that big of a deal).
> Neighborhoods were burned to the ground
This is the first I'm hearing of this. Which neighborhoods were burned to the ground?
Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by throwaway894345 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:10AM
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Various parts of Kenosha off the top of my head. Most other arson cases were isolated businesses, police precincts, etc. There were also entire neighborhoods in which virtually every business was looted. We had at least a few such neighborhoods in Chicago, and there were many others across the country including many of the communities that BLM folks purport to care about.
I see. I googled and what I found did not quite equate to what I would call "neighborhoods burned to the ground" but noted.
Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act
by throwaway894345 on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @12:59AM
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I'm sure "neighborhoods" isn't quite the right term, but the videos I've seen of the aftermath are hard to exaggerate.