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15. You hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately a lot wont get it.
Sun Jan 4, 2015, 11:10 PM
Jan 2015

Most of those patrons would likely support them, but may now say "the heck with 'em"
This movement is going to degenerate quickly if crap like this continues and thats a shame

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Nothing else was working. bravenak Jan 2015 #2
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They do that. bravenak Jan 2015 #8
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Us guys? bravenak Jan 2015 #10
^^^^ +1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 progree Jan 2015 #11
. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #16
Great Jury!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #17
+1 Mugu Jan 2015 #54
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well considering that cops turning their backs are PatrynXX Jan 2015 #7
What an idiotic idea! What do the patrons or owners of those restaurants have to do with.... George II Jan 2015 #3
Duh! Pastiche423 Jan 2015 #6
"What they originally had to say" DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #14
You hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately a lot wont get it. 7962 Jan 2015 #15
... 840high Jan 2015 #47
The ones that say "the heck with them" were never with them in the first place. Others may have . . brush Jan 2016 #79
More like "People are being murdered by those Live and Learn Jan 2015 #56
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is if it takes making people uncomfortable . . . brush Jan 2016 #78
K&R SamKnause Jan 2015 #4
Not a good idea imo. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #12
no0t a good idea DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #13
i am not against protesting. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #21
no DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #22
I am more of a rally type of protestor. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #23
The Civil Rights Movement protests did not "disrupt comfort". They challenged evil. Bucky Jan 2015 #65
The lunch counter sit ins were appropriate NuclearDem Jan 2015 #32
Those protests against discrimination were done in restaurants that were..... George II Jan 2015 #59
I think I would've answered with names of a few whites the cops have killed 7962 Jan 2015 #19
White cops who were killed? bravenak Jan 2015 #20
to be fair DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #24
Uh oh. bravenak Jan 2015 #25
I said "whites the cops have killed". I never mentioned a white cop being killed 7962 Jan 2015 #38
Yeah. I saw it a little while ago. bravenak Jan 2015 #39
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blacks are about 3X more likely than whites to die in a confrontation with police progree Jan 2015 #27
Propublica: black males age 15-19 shot by police: 31.17 per million, whites: 1.47 per million progree Jan 2015 #36
It's going to take a lot more of this for the 1% to even NOTICE (not that they'll actually care, tho blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #26
Of course...because all 1%ers are racists...just like all working class people are progressives. brooklynite Jan 2015 #41
I know I keep thinking fight club Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #50
Not a great idea Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #28
Dunno myself. Its a lot tamer than shutting down freeways. To me it seems kind of mild progree Jan 2015 #29
Sometimes, raising awareness requires getting "in your face" with the general public alp227 Jan 2015 #53
well I disagree Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #57
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What's an asb baton? I googled and it showed me results for Asp batons progree Jan 2015 #31
Here ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #35
Are you promoting violence sir? ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #33
Back so soon? oh mirt! hrmjustin Jan 2015 #34
Changes in police policy are carried out by the Mayor, Governor or County Executive... brooklynite Jan 2015 #37
Dunno. The same question could be asked about just about any form of protest progree Jan 2015 #43
The Protestors are Sending a Message: Remember us and Join Us! McKim Jan 2015 #40
+1000 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #51
And sometimes the phrase TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #64
Woohoo! Bravo! Someone who gets it. brush Jan 2016 #80
Odds are, these people are provocateurs. DinahMoeHum Jan 2015 #42
I doubt it very much. progree Jan 2015 #44
+1 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #52
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm tavalon Jan 2015 #45
Several diners stood with them progree Jan 2015 #48
Me, too.nt stage left Jan 2015 #49
I'd have stood right beside you. Live and Learn Jan 2015 #55
I don't feel segregated Skittles Jan 2015 #66
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm tavalon Jan 2015 #46
I'd have been interested if I was eating there. Inkfreak Jan 2015 #58
The sniffiness of some folks about this tells me it is EXACTLY the right tactic alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #60
Yup, I think some feathers have been ruffled, oh well, such a pity progree Jan 2015 #61
Well, I think this is great. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #62
I figured that if the protesting moved away from the easy-to-pretend-to-criticize traffic blockings LanternWaste Jan 2015 #63
good. Ramses Jan 2015 #67
Get in their face. K&R Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #68
"Their" face? Whose face? Joe Magarac Jan 2015 #69
Play your nonsense on someone else..I'm not interested in what you believe makes an impact for good Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #70
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right on! hopefully it wil encourage more civil protest, eom whereisjustice Jan 2015 #71
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As long as police are gunning down unarmed people in the streets, mountain grammy Jan 2016 #76
Oh ppl brunches were disrupted - oh well Truprogressive85 Jan 2016 #77
This isn't about a handful of diners being momentarily inconvenienced! johnp3907 Jan 2016 #81
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