Red Mosquito

BurtReynolds wrote:

Higgs wrote:How about someone in authority open up a dialogue about making some real and actual change to even begin to address the issues that people are protesting about?

I am not for violence at all but in this case it seems like tit for tat. Cops keep killing people, people are burning shit down in response. The fact that white citizens with guns (read: vigilantes) are being tacitly approved of by the local authorities and allowed to walk around with guns fully ready leads me to believe that the riots and craziness is almost being encouraged at this point.

People are protesting police abuse. Additional police abuse won't help things here.

No, attacking and burning down the livelihoods of people who have nothing to do with their problems is not tit-for-tat. It's brainlessly attacking innocent people, and those people have every right to protect themselves and their property with deadly force. And a look at the reduced level of rioting tonight in Kenosha suggests that you are wrong that defending yourself with guns encourages more rioting.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

macphisto wrote:

Ah ok. Nevermind everyone, it's ok they died. They were bad people so it doesn't matter. Thank God for this 17 year old hero

macphisto wrote:You and I both know he wasn’t shot for trespassing.

He was shot for being black.

durdencommatyler wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

macphisto wrote:

Ah ok. Nevermind everyone, it's ok they died. They were bad people so it doesn't matter. Thank God for this 17 year old hero

I'd also like a source on this.

bart wrote:I recommend opening a tab and googling it

B wrote:Good thing Rittenhouse knew the criminal histories of the people he was shooting at.

macphisto wrote:

Mickey wrote:Probably fair to mention here that six NBA teams and at least one MLB team are, it seems, on strike tonight.

Well bless their precious little pandering hearts!

McParadigm wrote:

macphisto wrote:

Mickey wrote:Probably fair to mention here that six NBA teams and at least one MLB team are, it seems, on strike tonight.

Well bless their precious little pandering hearts!

Huh I guess you’re right

surfndestroy wrote:I truly appreciate the sentiment but what are they trying to achieve? What do they do for the next shooting?

B wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:I truly appreciate the sentiment but what are they trying to achieve? What do they do for the next shooting?

Walk off again.

surfndestroy wrote:

B wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:I truly appreciate the sentiment but what are they trying to achieve? What do they do for the next shooting?

Walk off again.

At some point just scrap the season then.

Ali made a very principled stand and paid a heavy price for it. While i get the frustration and need for change, this is just advertising for BLM. Did BLM need advertising at this point in time? Is there anyone in America who does know what BLM means and what it generally stands for? Though as you said it doesn't have any unified goals or objectives.

surfndestroy wrote:this is just advertising for BLM. Did BLM need advertising at this point in time? Is there anyone in America who does know what BLM means and what it generally stands for? Though as you said it doesn't have any unified goals or objectives.

Strat wrote:When white protestors storm the capital, or take over government buildings, nobody says "well whats the point, its just pandering"

McParadigm wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:this is just advertising for BLM. Did BLM need advertising at this point in time? Is there anyone in America who does know what BLM means and what it generally stands for? Though as you said it doesn't have any unified goals or objectives.

Societal change movements famously achieve maximum branding exposure and then just sit around waiting to happen.

Or they grow and thrive on public showings of support which help to combat the opposing establishment narrative that they are fringe movements and not, in fact, popular.

I can’t remember which.

surfndestroy wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

surfndestroy wrote:this is just advertising for BLM. Did BLM need advertising at this point in time? Is there anyone in America who does know what BLM means and what it generally stands for? Though as you said it doesn't have any unified goals or objectives.

Societal change movements famously achieve maximum branding exposure and then just sit around waiting to happen.

Or they grow and thrive on public showings of support which help to combat the opposing establishment narrative that they are fringe movements and not, in fact, popular.

I can’t remember which.

I am not in the US but are you trying to tell me that BLM is seen as a fringe movement? It is certainly not depicted that way in any media I've come across.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:So the 17 year old that shot those people called a friend after killing the first guy to tell them that he killed someone. And even though Wisconsin is an open-carry state, it is illegal for anyone under 18 to do so. Stand-up kid, bright future I'm sure.