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In response to "I was wondering how it was 'coordinated' or what the impetus was that lead to it -- nm" by ty97

police killed someone. over 150 cops, some with automatic weapons, swarmed the place as about 25 people in the neighborhood asked what happened. -- (link)

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Aug 10 '20, 07:30

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https://twitter.com/mandophotos/status/1292587406433161216 (twitter.com)

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That’s also nowhere near where the looting was. -- nm - spamlet Aug 10, 07:33 8
- Although one of the common criticisms of riots is "why are they destroying their own stuff?" - to which these guys seemed to say "hey, right!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 08:08
- real point is looting is a message and it has to be sent to people and companies that it will hurt. - colin Aug 10, 07:46 5
  - I fully disagree with the idea that looting is a justifiable or effective tactic. And I don't know know that "organizers" in this context have - pmb Aug 10, 07:59 4
    - there are 13,000 cops in Chicago... were all 13,000 in another part of town? - colin Aug 10, 08:07 3
      - I understand it fine. I don't agree with it as a tactic or in its effectiveness. The answer to injustice is not anarchy. It distracts from the - pmb Aug 10, 08:14 2
        
        looting isn't the most effective form of protest, but it still is effective in it's way. -- (edited) - colin Aug 10, 08:25 1
        
        Still not with you. It brings it to the public eye, but not with sympathy for the idea. To the extent that it provokes police to overreact, maybe - pmb Aug 10, 08:32
- there was looting in Richmond when George Floyd was murdered. what's your point? -- nm - colin Aug 10, 07:33
That escalated quickly -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 07:32 1
- right? the police response was pretty insane. an onlooker said the man was unarmed at the time he was shot (was a shootout before then).. so... CYA? -- nm - colin Aug 10, 07:33

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