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32. That's not the same as protestors. There are opportunists

Tue Jul 7, 2020, 12:02 PM

Jul 2020

in every community and my point is that not all being drawn to the protest sites are actual protestors, and certainly not the lethal violence that has been tracked to criminal opportunists, especially white nationalist groups. So....why assume the shooters were part of the legitimate protestors when previous shootings point to others?

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8-year-old girl fatally shot near Rayshard Brooks' memorial site [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Apparently no one cares enough to comment on this tragedy MichMan Jul 2020 #1

I think a lot people want to comment but can't/won't HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #4

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #5

Yeah sure is. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #7

Last time it was this bad the inner cities were flooded with cheap drugs blm Jul 2020 #13

I have zero doubt that Trump wants riots and violence. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #16

+100 agree with you second paragraph. ChazII Jul 2020 #51

I guess there's only so much outrage to go around. n/t cigsandcoffee Jul 2020 #8

Any thread on this or on the tragic incident in Seattle dies a quick death, I'm afraid.And cwydro Jul 2020 #18

I knew this but forgot - but what was the Seattle incident again? jmg257 Jul 2020 #26

Three names that have been ignored by the media ChazII Jul 2020 #34

Thanks - yep no outrage no protests. Guess that wasn't the point. jmg257 Jul 2020 #39

Were they killed by the cops? maxsolomon Jul 2020 #50

I get that. Though a TINY fraction compared to violent crime deaths, its a problem that matters. jmg257 Jul 2020 #52

And I quote, "Yes indeed HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #28

Too many guns does dog bite man uponit7771 Jul 2020 #25

What is it that you think we should be saying? maxsolomon Jul 2020 #49

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #57

It's awful, tragic Bettie Jul 2020 #2

Was it protesters that were angry the mother drove around the barriers? MichMan Jul 2020 #3

Why would you think it's protestors shooting? More people have blm Jul 2020 #14

The mayor and the girl's father said it was members of "our own community." cwydro Jul 2020 #19

That's not the same as protestors. There are opportunists blm Jul 2020 #32

"Armed barricade keepers" is all we can really tell from sparse reporting. Protestors involved... jmg257 Jul 2020 #42

Oh, I agree that they are opportunists. cwydro Jul 2020 #48

Seems like it was "protestors" - at least was "members of the community" according to mayor. jmg257 Jul 2020 #17

Heartbreaking. PandoraAwakened Jul 2020 #6

Interesting thread in that some posters used this tragedy to attack DU. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #9

Interesting that you'd see it that way. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #10

Yes indeed. cwydro Jul 2020 #20

Seems cause and affect just might temper comments? jmg257 Jul 2020 #27

I'd say it's 0% that it's not the point. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #29

I'll add illuminating as well as interesting. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #30

A verb and an adjective. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #31

It's terrible and the person that fired the gun should be in prison for life. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #11

Yeah, we sure haven't heard much outrage about the Seattle incident. cwydro Jul 2020 #24

Well post the article for those then. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #40

No idea what your point is. But sure I'll post as a separate post. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #41

Wondering if TrumPutin are swamping inner cities with cheap drugs blm Jul 2020 #12

Why? Because inner city violence is something new?? Don't think trumps help is needed, really. jmg257 Jul 2020 #44

The uptick is similar. No one said it was 'new' but you. blm Jul 2020 #47

That's what a question mark is for - ask a question. I know the answers so may be rhetorical. jmg257 Jul 2020 #53

Ok - armed people were protecting a barricade they put up and shot an 8yr old over it? WTF?!? jmg257 Jul 2020 #15

Atlanta Journal Constitution had an article about these "protesters." cwydro Jul 2020 #21

Real gems these scum bag are. Some are armed and VERY dangerous. jmg257 Jul 2020 #23

Wow, such a sweet smile. R B Garr Jul 2020 #58

Damn gun humpers...what a cluster fuck... jmg257 Jul 2020 #22

I was worried when white groups showed up at court houses around the HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #33

My feelings are very similar to yours. ChazII Jul 2020 #35

It's hard to report accurately when facts don't fit a narrative jmg257 Jul 2020 #36

While in 'other' cases we seem to know in minutes HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #38

What are you saying exactly? Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #43

I always put quote marks around the word 'other'. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #45

Sure you do. Kingofalldems Jul 2020 #46

This is nothing new here or anywhere. EllieBC Jul 2020 #54

Understand perfectly. And sadly. nt jmg257 Jul 2020 #56

Good point. nt Tipperary Jul 2020 #61

Too may guns too much anger - can't end well. Nt jmg257 Jul 2020 #37

Watched Don Lemon interviewing ChazII Jul 2020 #55

RIP, such a tragedy! I find it weird that we're suddenly seeing ecstatic Jul 2020 #59

Seems more people are dying related to protests than unarmed black men killed by police last year. jmg257 Jul 2020 #60