2020 Protests megathread

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

You're really skirting dangerous territory there, Annatar. 

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

https://twitter.com/aishahhasnie/status/1266754921627598849

If confirmed, not surprising but totally not productive. 

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

I've tried to keep politics out of this, but I ran across a tweet proclaiming how "People are looting and rioting in Democrat-run states.  They aren't looting and rioting in Republican-run states like Montana and Wyoming" (followed by something to the effect of "hmmm....makes you think").  

Now! TE, can we figure out why there might be an issue with that assessment?

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

YOUR FREEDOM ENDS WHEN YOU INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF OTHERS.
LAW AND ORDER!

I'd like to think Americans have the right to not have their airways restricted for eight minutes.  

*Also watch the caps-lock.  Mods don't like it. 

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

https://mobile.twitter.com/TimAlberta/status/1267844885727633408

Well gee whiz, thanks Senator Sasse!

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

I watch a lot of his videos and this is the first one I've seen where he's been emotional/pissed off the entire time. You can tell he's really upset by this.

The footage from Lafayette Park is still just....shocking.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Kind of off topic, but when New York F***** Post publishes an article called "7 movies and documentaries about racism that you should watch now", you know that this murder (and the protests!) was straw that broke the camel's back and things are changing, for real.

I'm not so sure about that.  The Post is a tabloid.  They glob onto whatever is the hot-button issue and take full advantage.  Not sayong there's anything wrong with that, but I'd be skeptical that this is some major turn in their agenda. 

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

In looking at the seventeen deaths currently associated with the protest activity, it appears that the figure groups innocent bystanders/victims of opportunistic crime with people killed in self-defense by either business-owners or people who felt they were under attack.

In Philadelphia, a 24-y/o was apparently attempting to break into an ATM with explosives.  You can probably fill in the rest of the story. 

One individual (Sean Monterrosa) was shot by police while on his knees.  As he raised on arms, he revealed a hammer stuffed into his pocket. Police had been called to respond to a report of looting and apparently mistook the hammer for the butt of a shotgun.

This, of course, does not excuse those sick people who have taken advantage of legitimate protest to commit violent crime.  That doesn't help anybody.  

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

More than 10,000 overwhelmingly peaceful protestors went to the streets in D.C. yes, supplemented by tens of thousands more in other American (and non-American) cities.


Donald Trump's Twitter reaction to it was:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1269451304503574528?cxt=HHwWgIC8iYrP_...

It's more of that lovely Trumpian binary thinking: fewer people than expected (whatever that means) = I win. 

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity

After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan for President Donald Trump to address the nation this week on issues related to race and national unity, as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson hinted in an interview with CNN on Sunday and a senior administration official said was under serious consideration.

Is this little Donnie trying to run out in front of the parade so he can pretend he's leading it, or is the Trump maladministration worried that things are going so well they need to have the Chief Muppet try to incite some more violence?

He JUST tweeted about how the Dems will destroy America. 

Unity my a**.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

https://twitter.com/SecretService/status/1271883429404184576

We looked into the issue of ourselves and have determined....we're clear of any wrongdoing.