'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters US
Source: AP
By TIM SULLIVAN and STEPHEN GROVES
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Another night of unrest in every corner of the country left charred and shattered landscapes in dozens of American cities Sunday as years of festering frustrations over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police boiled over in expressions of rage met with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Cars and businesses were torched, the words I cant breathe were spray-painted all over buildings, a fire in a trash bin burned near the gates of the White House, and tens of thousands marched peacefully through city streets to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Monday after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.
His death is one of a litany of racial tragedies that have thrown the country into chaos amid the coronavirus pandemic that has left millions out of work and killed more than 100,000 people in the U.S., including disproportionate numbers of black people.
Were sick of it. The cops are out of control, protester Olga Hall said in Washington D.C. Theyre wild. Theres just been too many dead boys.
Demonstrators block the path of a Los Angeles Fire Department truck during a public disturbance on Melrose Avenue, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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marble falls
(57,079 posts)nothing else has worked. No one has been listening. Now they're being heard. They are not showing up with weapons, they're laying their lives on the line.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Please refresh my poor memory, but W instituted numerous measures after 9/11 that significantly militarized our local police forces by provided them with heavy equipment and funding their attendance at special "anti-terrorist" schools. There's been numerous cases where cops rolled to drug busts in armored vehicles and some where they literally destroyed people's homes looking for stash.
It's time to de-program our police forces of these wartime methods, practices and attitudes.....
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jimfields33
(15,786 posts)So many will fall ill and worse. This is a health disaster in the making.
RobinA
(9,888 posts)No good will come of this. It never does.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)is stay off the streets, let the white supremecists hold their own rallies. Organize Voter Registrations in EVERY black community in the country. The gop would be horrified, if they see black citizens registering, in long lines everywhere. They would know their days in power are coming to an end. Tell the communities, that rather than magats guarding the ballot boxes, the black young men will protect their own voting places. Send a group to Indian Reservations, make it easier for them to vote, rather than having a 100 mile drive. Once the gop gets that message, maybe things will change. None of them want to lose their cushy jobs, so scare the HELL out of them. Vote democratic for EVERY single office, even at local levels. Let's see a change - finally. I understand their frustration, but there are better ways to go about changing things in this country. Begin with removing ALL republicans. Nothing can be gained by violence. Do it the smart way - through the ballot box. With huge numbers of voters, even the Russians will have a hard time meddling with the results. Overwhelm the gop with VOTES for the (D)'s.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)When they demand ID and otherwise intimidate voters? When they purge voter roles?
In some states, they've made it hard or even illegal to even register voters.
Many communities already do voter registration, and many people have stood in lines for hours to vote. But that hasn't changed the problems.
Yes, voting is a solution, and no, protests aren't great. But it seems like we've moved beyond the norms.
Thekaspervote
(32,757 posts)LeftInTX
(25,279 posts)Our protesters were going home, then all of a sudden hordes of thrill seekers descended on downtown and started smashing windows with skateboards and rocks.
RobinA
(9,888 posts)Ive been able to read, that sounds pretty much like what happened in Philadelphia. I think thrill seekers is a good word for them.
MrsCheaplaugh
(183 posts)the "thrill seekers" are actually police.