[Bay Kid]

With all the destruction in Minneapolis we are looking like a 3rd world country. 2 wrongs don't make a right. Stealing and destroying someone's business is not protesting.

[Tennisbum]

Most are not protesting, just getting their hands on free things and destroying others property.
I saw that one was shot by a shop owner. Need a few more of those to slow them down. 10 people were murdered in Chicago over the weekend and nobody raised an eyebrow, go figure!

[Taltarzac725]

True. This is very complicated though with a lot of things stirring the pot.

I lived in Minneapolis for 5.5 years in 1986-late 1991.

There are some very tough neighborhoods that had a lot of problems when I was there and it looks like they still have them.

I do not understand burning down the stores where you buy things every day. Makes no sense. But I am not an African American in the Twin Cities dealing with Corona Virus and all the other things surrounding it.

Empathy should be very important though with respect to everyone involved up there.

[vintageogauge]

It was stated on the news last evening that there were a lot of out of town protestors involved once again. A very sad sight to see, I feel sorry for all of those living in the area.

[Taltarzac725]

That would need to be triple-checked for accuracy.

Source for this? That looks like spin but I could be wrong about that.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

It was stated on the news last evening that there were a lot of out of town protestors involved once again. A very sad sight to see, I feel sorry for all of those living in the area.

[Taltarzac725]

I did live in a quite tough neighborhood in Minneapolis in the Summer of 1988. I never left my rented apartment after 7:00 PM as there were often drug deals across the street in a park.

This was a primarily Lakota/African American neighborhood.

I had gotten a very good deal on the rent.

[Taltarzac725]

National Guard Called To Respond To Minneapolis Violence | Minneapolis, MN Patch

I did find this of interest.

[timinthevillages]

I did not do any research so this is only an observation. But it is interesting that when police are involved I read alot about how we should not judge and we dont know what happen before the incident. But some seem to judge rather quickly on police less matters. Like I said I didn't take the time to research so maybe people that wait to react wait on both sides and others rush to judgement on both sides. I just hope some are not blindly protecting some and blindly attacking others. Just my two cents.

[Stu from NYC]

If the officers are guilty lock them up.

When the neighborhood uses this as an excuse to steal and destroy neighborhood business they are nothing but criminals and should be arrested. Why stand back and let the looting happen?

[Taltarzac725]

CNN had two commentators who grew up in Minneapolis or in that area this morning and both were as shocked as I am that this is happening there. Laura Coates - Wikipedia
Poppy Harlow - Wikipedia

They also said that the MN Attorney General is taking his time investigating the officers so that the case does not fall apart later.

That AG was Class of 1990 U of MN Law. I was Class of 1989. Laura Coates was U of MN Law Class of 2005.

I do hope he does things carefully. It would be quite bad if these officers are arrested and then get off due to some technicality.

Originally Posted by Stuart Zaikov

If the officers are guilty lock them up.

When the neighborhood uses this as an excuse to steal and destroy neighborhood business they are nothing but criminals and should be arrested. Why stand back and let the looting happen?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

That would need to be triple-checked for accuracy.

Source for this? That looks like spin but I could be wrong about that.

How would we ever know for sure?

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

With all the destruction in Minneapolis we are looking like a 3rd world country. 2 wrongs don't make a right. Stealing and destroying someone's business is not protesting.

While your reference to the world view of our country is spot on, I assure you that "look" has nothing to do with this incident.

[John_W]

These type events make living in TV so much nicer and probably helps many to decide to move here. I know I couldn't wait to leave the Baltimore area, I still like the sports teams and maybe visit, although it's been since 2013 since my last visit.

I lived in a probably one of the best suburbs in Baltimore, it was Bel Air, and in 2016 two cops were ambushed and killed inside a Panera's next to Wegmans a 1/2 mile from my old house.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...11b_story.html

I usually try to avoid seeing or reading about these events, there's really nothing we can do about it. I even hate when I see someone start a thread like "Forget About Getting Fired", what good did that do, other than rile up a few people who live 1500 miles away. I wish those threads were never allowed. It's always the same posters, they stay quiet until something bad happens in the country and they quick to jump on the topic and post their views like they're know-it-alls. I wish that thread was closed right now,

[Taltarzac725]

Baltimore is a very scary place at times. Parts of it anyway.

Another place that frightens me is Chicago.

My aunt would not let me go to the U of Chicago for a look see when I was living with her in Itasca in IL in late 1994. I was taking care of my uncle before he went into a nursing home. No spot was available yet. Itasca was quite safe for the most part.

Love the Villages as it is the safest place I have ever lived in over the years.

Originally Posted by John_W

These type events make living in TV so much nicer and probably helps many to decide to move here. I know I couldn't wait to leave the Baltimore area, I still like the sports teams and maybe visit, although it's been since 2013 since my last visit.

I lived in a probably one of the best suburbs in Baltimore, it was Bel Air, and in 2016 two cops were ambushed and killed inside a Panera's next to Wegmans a 1/2 mile from my old house.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...11b_story.html

I usually try to avoid seeing or reading about these events, there's really nothing we can do about it. I even hate when I see someone start a thread like "Forget About Getting Fired", what good did that do, other than rile up a few people who live 1500 miles away. I wish those threads were never allowed. It's always the same posters, they stay quiet until something bad happens in the country and they quick to jump on the topic and post their views like they're know-it-alls. I wish that thread was closed right now,

[davem4616]

until the underlying systemic issues are addressed this will never end