[kenoc7]

Originally Posted by Dgizzi

I haven’t seen a peaceful one yet..nothing good comes out of protesting.

Then you haven't been watching.

[jerseyjoy]

Exactly. No doubt there continues to be discrimination of all types in this country. But in this case, the man was arrested because he committed a crime. He was 6'6" and agitated, so he was held down. Autopsy says he had heart disease, meth and fentanyl in his system, and had tested positive for COVID the month before. Sadly, they probably thought his cries for air were a ploy. Heartbreaking for all involved.

[toeser]

Originally Posted by VillageLiberal

The following peaceful Protests will be held in close proximity to the Villages over the next several days. As a great President once said "There is nothing to fear but fear itself". Hope to see you there.

Sorry, I would have a hard time working with an organization that displays a closed fist on its posters. That's not exactly a peace symbol.

[Bay Kid]

There is something fishy going on in this country.

[Just Me]

Protests=In alienable rights for all for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Dgizzi

Thank You for the warning. I will make sure I stay in my home. Cause there is no such THING as a “peaceful” protest. Not in this day and age.

Sure there is, media just doesn't cover it. Saw some great peaceful protests on our home town.

[nancymiller217@yahoo.com]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

The problem isn't the local protesters, it's the professional agitators sent in by Soros, BLM, ANTIFA, Jackson and Sharpton that cause the problems. And before CNM jumps in, Neonazis, skinheads, and the KKK cause the same problems.

The rallies mentioned in the original post are all BLM.

[life is fun]

Amen!

[kendi]

Originally Posted by bluecenturian

I will say that while 1 life is too tragic, look at these FACTS. and they are according to the Washington Post own research. “Systemic Racism” is so overused. This cop was and AHole before he became a cop and I bet the good cops that worked with him probably thought he was an AHole while he was a cop. It’s not a cop thing it’s a personal thing.

In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. The Post defines “unarmed” broadly to include such cases as a suspect in Newark, N.J., who had a loaded handgun in his car during a police chase. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer.

You lost me as soon as you referenced The Washington Post as reporting FACTS.

[chickyboots]

We formed our country through protests.

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by nancymiller217@yahoo.com

The rallies mentioned in the original post are all BLM.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...bbd_story.html

[Lindsyburnsy]

Not if you watch certain cable news channels. DC protest was peaceful until they were gassed, shot at and buzzed by a military helicopter in order to make way for a repugnant photo op.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

......


Given that many studies have shown that in general, the younger generations are a lot less racist, bigoted, xenophobic and misogynistic than the large numbers of old white folks, who will be dying out in coming years...there's still hope for this country.

Having recently retired after decades teaching college students, I believe you are definitely right that they are less racist or misogynistic or homophobic than their parents or grandparents. (They’ve been trained well in grade school.) However, many of them are very bigoted against people they consider racist or homophobic or whatever (whether they are or not). You have to follow their Politically Correct Party Line exactly or risk their hatred and attempt to get you fired. They will on occasion march, shout, and destroy property to keep you from sharing a different viewpoint. Their own viewpoint may be shared by very few, yet everyone else has to do it their way.

For example, some students get upset if people say “Latino” or “Latina” instead of “Latin-X”. Yet Latin-X is preferred by less than 5% of Hispanics. Or they get upset if I say “American Indian” instead of “Native American.” Then I explain that the “Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian” is called that because a big majority of American Indians who were polled prefer to be called American Indians and wanted the museum called that. Me? I switch back and forth and try to educate the students.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by bluecenturian

I will say that while 1 life is too tragic, look at these FACTS. and they are according to the Washington Post own research. “Systemic Racism” is so overused. This cop was and AHole before he became a cop and I bet the good cops that worked with him probably thought he was an AHole while he was a cop. It’s not a cop thing it’s a personal thing.

In 2019 police officers fatally shot 1,004 people, most of whom were armed or otherwise dangerous. African-Americans were about a quarter of those killed by cops last year (235), a ratio that has remained stable since 2015. That share of black victims is less than what the black crime rate would predict, since police shootings are a function of how often officers encounter armed and violent suspects. In 2018, the latest year for which such data have been published, African-Americans made up 53% of known homicide offenders in the U.S. and commit about 60% of robberies, though they are 13% of the population. The police fatally shot nine unarmed blacks and 19 unarmed whites in 2019, according to a Washington Post database, down from 38 and 32, respectively, in 2015. The Post defines “unarmed” broadly to include such cases as a suspect in Newark, N.J., who had a loaded handgun in his car during a police chase. In 2018 there were 7,407 black homicide victims. Assuming a comparable number of victims last year, those nine unarmed black victims of police shootings represent 0.1% of all African-Americans killed in 2019. By contrast, a police officer is 18½ times more likely to be killed by a black male than an unarmed black male is to be killed by a police officer.

Thank you for interjecting some FACTS into this discussion. Now get ready to duck, since there are several posters, and we all know who they are, that will call you a racist, or that you are defending a murderous cop, or that you are "complicit" in what happened. Just ignore them.
No different than those that post the facts of Floyd's criminal record. No, that record does not justify what happened, but the media is busy trying to canonize him as a saint when he has a record of violent felonies. Now, there I've done it, I'll get called a racist as well

[Joe C.]

It's amazing how things can get sidetracked from the original post about "peaceful protest".
So I need to bring up the fact that a peaceful protest doesn't mean "non violent".
A peaceful protest should not be "disruptive". It should not lead to chaos. When protesters close down a bridge or shut down a highway, it becomes disruptive.

BTW did you see the woman on the news saying that burning and looting isn't violent, because those things can be rebuilt and replaced.