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Ashli Babbitt's death was a negation of the concept of white privilege...
...how many BLM rioters have ever been shot dead by the police?
Not exactly a relevant comparison, since the riot last week did not happen in Portland or Seattle.The vast majority of BLM protesters rioting in Seattle and Portland looked pretty white also.
Over the Summer there were riots in cities all over the country every day so when they went to DC of course they were ready for them. We haven't had riots for months now so evidently they weren't prepared, and by the time the police got ready, the rioters quit rioting.Not exactly a relevant comparison, since the riot last week did not happen in Portland or Seattle.
A more apt comparison would be the BLM protests in DC over the summer. Which were significantly less white. Same place, same organizations in charge. VERY different response. Now, you could argue that the backlash over the summer protests perhaps made law enforcement a bit wary of over-responding. But when you've got the FBI sending out warnings of potential violence, you'd think that they'd have had more personnel at least in place and ready to go, even if they weren't immediately visible.
Ashli Babbitt's death was a negation of the concept of white privilege...
...how many BLM rioters have ever been shot dead by the police?
How many BLM rioters tried climbing through a window to get into a hallway where persons protected by Capitol Police and the Secret Service were located?
Last I checked BLM exist because of black men being shot dead by the police.
BLM have done far worse, but they do to ordinary people rather than the privileged - so the police and even the National Guard are told to stand down...
Last time I checked George Zimmerman was not a police officer - and that doesn't really answer my question anyway...
Sure, I'm not arguing that the police didn't have reason to be prepared for trouble over the summer. Some previous protests had gotten violent, so it was reasonable to be prepared for that eventuality. Just as it would have been reasonable to be prepared for violence when the FBI warned them days in advance that there were violent extremists coming to town. The only thing that I object to from the summer protests was the actions that those prepared forces took.Over the Summer there were riots in cities all over the country every day so when they went to DC of course they were ready for them. We haven't had riots for months now so evidently they weren't prepared, and by the time the police got ready, the rioters quit rioting.
You have to ask yourself; during the summer of 2020, how many BLM protests became violent? (countless times all over the country, all night long) Prior to the DC riot, many of Trump speeches turn violent? (none) I find it perfectly reasonable for them to assume the BLM protests that had a history of violent riots would be something to get prepared for, and the Trump speeches which had never turned violent to be something they would be caught off guard the one time it did turn violent. Then once it turned violent, by the time the police got prepared, they had entered the building and they quit rioting and left without incident. I don't think the two can be comparedSure, I'm not arguing that the police didn't have reason to be prepared for trouble over the summer. Some previous protests had gotten violent, so it was reasonable to be prepared for that eventuality. Just as it would have been reasonable to be prepared for violence when the FBI warned them days in advance that there were violent extremists coming to town. The only thing that I object to from the summer protests was the actions that those prepared forces took.
Personally, I don't know that I'd call it white privilege precisely (I wasn't the one who made the original post you responded to) since the lack of response was likely influenced, at least in part, by the over-reaction to the summer protests, but it certainly looks like it to the casual observer. Capitol police and other federal agencies brutally crush a generally peaceful - and significantly black - protest and have ranks of National Guard lining the Capitol steps in preparation for non-existent attacks. Then Capitol police have only a light response to a majority white protest that turns violent and eventually results in the storming of the Capitol itself - despite several days notice of potential violence.
If there was anything that could demonstrate that white privilege exists in the U.S., last week's storming of the Capitol Building was it.
If there was anything that could demonstrate that white privilege exists in the U.S., last week's storming of the Capitol Building was it.
I agree. The statistics I have seen say that white males with similar education and experience as their minority counterparts on average get paid more and have more opportunity for advancement.Does white privilege exist? Yes;
Why?
When police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray on unruly protesters....they were heavily criticized and condemned by many Democrat politicians and left wing media.
Now those same Democrat politicians and liberal media sources are upset that the police didn't use enough force.
If so many people on the left weren't constantly telling the police how to do their job....you might have a point. As it stands, the police clearly don't know if they'll be blamed for using a completely reasonable amount of force.
You can't demand the police use less force then complain about the police using less force.
Do think a so-called "BLM" protest could forcefully enter the capital of the United States and occupy it?
BLM’s aims aren’t to overthrow the duly elected officials but to get them to listen.Are you upset that Trump supporters could enter the Capitol and BLM activists couldn’t? Protest envy - is that what this is?
Do think a so-called "BLM" protest could forcefully enter the capital of the United States and occupy it?
BLM’s aims aren’t to overthrow the duly elected officials but to get them to listen.
Do think a so-called "BLM" protest could forcefully enter the capital of the United States and occupy it?
It must be swell to have everything tied up in little bags of logic so that you can react without having to think.BLM, on the other hand, just attacks ordinary Americans and their property. They are not dissidents, they are shock troops of the deep state, which is why police are so reluctant to use force against them
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