False.
I’m pissed off that a guy lost his life for no reason.
That doesn’t justify theft, assault, or arson.
Nice try though

You're missing my point. My posts are directly commenting about folks more upset about the destruction of property than the loss of human life.

Why is it so hard to understand that someone can believe both situations are horrible?

Pretty much everyone is agreeing that Floyd was murdered and it is a tragedy. That doesn't mean we can't also think that the rioting and looting is dangerous and not necessary. Peaceful protesting sends a much better message and unites the nation on an issue that the majority would agree with. This idiotic rioting and looting is just adding gasoline to the problem.

When criticizing looting or destruction of shops, is it really necessary, or even productive, to add the qualifier "... but of course the coldblooded murder of George Floyd was far worse"?


"Fuck those looters.... but the murder of George Floyd was worse"
"Jesus christ, they're setting buildings on fire while people are still in there... but the murder of George Floyd was worse"
"What sick kind of human being shoots down a pregnant woman? ... but she's not dead (yet?), so the murder of George Floyd was (still) worse"

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 28 2020 07:26pm

Yes, it is. If the major response that a significant portion of people are having in response to this situation is merely the denouncement of property destruction then the entire core issue is glossed over.

Can you provide examples where peaceful protesting alone in response to racist police brutality has been effective in the past 10 years?

It didn't save this man's or countless others' lives. So I think it's reasonable for people affected to resort to any alternative to send an even louder message, even if it's not a better message. No, it's not a good thing that residences burn down, but it's not a good thing if this state of affairs continues indefinitely with people limiting themselves to expressions with a proven track record of failure.

So let me get this straight...

You are saying this violent and horrible rioting is going to be more successful than what MLK did back in the day?

Can you provide examples where violent or destructive protesting has been effective?

The correct perspective to have is that it is the usage of violence which needs to be justified, not its absence.

Zimmerman deserved it.