BlackLivesMatter protests | Updates, News & Discussion

[QWECXZ]

A lot of riots occured in the US history and this is yet another one. Nothing is gonna happen. Protesters will get soothed very soon and everything will be forgotten

You are totally downplaying the importance of the protests.
Yes, people will calm down, but nothing will be forgotten. The overall trend of people's reaction to police brutality against blacks in recent years clearly shows increasing violence and civil disobedience.

Everyday that these protests continue translates into billions of dollars of economic damage for the US in a time that covid-19 is already damaging the US economy. It can cause an early second wave of covid-19 to hit the US before they can fully reopen their economy. 15% of the US population are non-Hispanic black people. They may not have the power to make a change in the system, but they can cause more violence and crime in the US. The sociological effects of police brutality in the US will resurface times and times again in future, making the US motto of defending democracy less credible than ever. And let's not forget that the court for the police officer will be held in future. And if he doesn't get a sentence that satisfies people, people will revolt again.

And this is bad for Trump too. Although I don't think he's a racist or he has anything to do with this, but a lot of people blame him for empowering white supremacists in the US.

So, no. People will calm down, but the incident won't be forgotten.

 

[Valar.]

This one is heartbreaking

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266074079641165825

 

[bbccdd1470]

Looks nice!!

 

[Beast]

The black need to rise up. Get your Ak-47, pistol, machete and fought it out with white supremacist. Fight for your freedom.

 

[CrazyZ]

So this white police have Vietnamese wife

Many bigoted right wing white men are married to east Asian women. Its a strange phenomena. I recall seeing some youtube vids by a half Chinese half white American guy complaining about how racists his white American father was. He was the first person I saw mention this phenomena.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[Piotr]

Moscow Strongly Condemns Use of Riot Control Weapons Against Reporters by US Police
13:49 GMT 31.05.2020(updated 13:51 GMT 31.05.2020)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow views the deliberate spraying of a tear substance by Minneapolis police at the face of a RIA Novosti correspondent as a manifestation of unjustified brutality, and considers the use of riot control weapons by US law enforcement officers against journalists to be unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

"We are concerned about the growing police violence and unjustified detentions of journalists during their coverage of protests in the United States that broke out after the murder of George Floyd. We consider it unacceptable that US law enforcement officials use riot control weapons - rubber bullets and tear aerosols - against media representatives after they present a press card. In particular, we view the deliberate spraying of pepper aerosol by Minneapolis police officers at the face of RIA Novosti correspondent Mikhail Turgiyev, despite his identification as a journalist, as a manifestation of unjustified brutality," the statement said.

The ministry called on competent US authorities and international bodies to properly investigate these incidents.

"We urge relevant international organisations and human rights NGOs to properly respond to this arbitrariness," the statement said.
Earlier in the day, Mikhail Turgiyev, a RIA Novosti correspondent, who himself was harmed while performing his duty, said that the police in the protest-hit Minneapolis had deliberately used pepper spray on a group of journalists.

According to him, the incident happened already after the protest was dispersed.

Rossiya Segodnya Demands Probe Into Police Use of Pepper Spray on RIA Novosti Reporter
Rossiya Segodnya news agency on Sunday demanded an investigation into the use of pepper spray by a Minneapolis police officer on a RIA Novosti reporter.

"Rossiya Segodnya demands that US authorities thoroughly investigate this illicit police action, which violates both US laws on freedom of speech and information and international rules that protect journalists from violence," the statement read.
The news agency, which RIA Novosti is part of, said it wanted police officers, who arbitrarily pepper-sprayed the reporter covering unrest in Minneapolis overnight, to be brought to justice.

https://sputniknews.com/world/20200...ntrol-weapons-against-reporters-by-us-police/

It's not the first time and not the last when thugs from US so called "police" attack journalists.

 

[Dalit]

It is highly concerning. The US needs to stop killing and persecuting African Americans.

 

[pkuser2k12]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266527358531469312

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

Russia and talking about the safety of journalists. It's the same country where journalists keep on dying of "accidents".

 

[QWECXZ]

Russia and talking about the safety of journalists. It's the same country where journalists keep on dying of "accidents".

That's the beauty of it.

 

[LKJ86]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266945268567678976

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266961243476299778

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266921821653385225

 

[Piotr]

It is highly concerning. The US needs to stop killing and persecuting African Americans.

After what happened in Minnesota that cretin Trump should resigned.

Russia and talking about the safety of journalists. It's the same country where journalists keep on dying of "accidents".

Journalists in Russia keep dying of accidents ? Prove it if you can.

Meanwhile in England:

 

[IbnAbdullah]

Salaam

They are using the same talking points the US and its allies use for making a point.

Not so different after all.

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

After what happened in Minnesota that cretin Trump should resigned.



Journalists in Russia keep dying of accidents ? Prove it if you can.

Meanwhile in England:
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Assagne is wanted for crimes and he is still alive. Also, falling from window and dying seems to be very common for Russians who report anything against Putin.