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Race Protests in the US America - all of it
From: BerrySteph
5/30/20
Moved to the Berry's Hijack Hijinks thread
- Edited May 31, 2020 1:55 am by Jenifer (Zarknorph)
From: BerrySteph
5/30/20
Moved to the Berry's Hijack Hijinks thread
- Edited May 31, 2020 1:56 am by Jenifer (Zarknorph)
From: CzoeMC
5/30/20
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said: A black CNN journalist has been arrested while reporting live on air by several white police officers in riot-torn Minneapolis as he showed a protester being detained.
He was only detained for an hour or so, not arrested. *They said that they had to establish proof that he was a journalist, even though he had his credential badge hanging quite evident. His crew was mostly of people of color, but the other CNN crew that consisted of a white team, were treated most politely by the police, even though they were filming the same kinds of things.
GAAH!
- Edited May 30, 2020 4:24 am by CzoeMC
From: BerrySteph
5/30/20
Moved to the Berry's Hijack Hijinks thread
- Edited May 31, 2020 1:57 am by Jenifer (Zarknorph)
From: BerrySteph
5/30/20
Moved to the Berry's Hijack Hijinks thread
- Edited May 31, 2020 1:59 am by Jenifer (Zarknorph)
From: BerrySteph
5/30/20
Moved to the Berry's Hijack Hijinks thread
- Edited May 31, 2020 2:00 am by Jenifer (Zarknorph)
From: CzoeMC
5/30/20
You can get me to comment by starting a thread about it. Invite me. Or direct me to one you already have going.
Meanwhile, stay on topic please, this is a current event, happening in real live time NOW! I have been watching the burning and fires in the neighborhoods, right here, right now, on this actual night, and for the past few days.
We are having enough angst, and current fear for our city and the peaceful people who reside there, and don't need you bringing up past horrors at the moment.
From: bml00
5/30/20
Exactly.
An innocent man is dead (I presume innocence) , the officer has been charged with 3rd degree Murder (I have no idea what that is) .
The rioting will not bring back Floyd , it will not stop criminals shooting at the police and it wont stop the isolated killing of an innocent man .
Unfortunately the Police likes all armies in a war they have demonized elements within their community.
Sadly this will not end as we all know
BM
From: CzoeMC
5/30/20
Well, not exactly "innocent", he had some troubles in his home town of Houston TX, but was reforming his life, here in MN. His alleged crime was to buy a pack of cigs with a fake $20 bill. Who knows if he even knew it was counterfeit? The clerk did his/her job, and called police, and he died for it.
That poor clerk must feel awful about the terrible outcome.
From: CzoeMC
5/30/20
The people in the residential areas are surrounded by smoke from the burning buildings that the firefighters can't get to. The are trapped in their homes, afraid to go out. How many of them need food and other essentials? Elderly who can't get prescriptions delivered any more, especially from the pharmacies that were ransacked.
I hope that they reach out for help early in the day, when it is more safe, but after dark, I have read their stories in the paper, they are too afraid to even sleep.