Louisville last night:
Hall of Justice in flames, rioters knock down a police officer by throwing a projectile at his head.
Denver:
Austin (rioters get sketched over a livestreamer cuz camera):
And best of all, Portland:
Molotov thrown at police.
Woman gets her phone stolen for the crime of documenting the situation. She was punched in the head prior to this clip.
Peaceful protests, just like what CNN says. :)
I love the smell of protests in the morning.
We all live in our own delusions but it's really quite astonishing to witness such a grand narrative built completely on falsehoods become so widespread and moreover something that has dictated the mass actions we've witnessed these last few months.
The U.S. really needs to improve its education system.
We all live in our own delusions but it's really quite astonishing to witness such a grand narrative built completely on falsehoods become so widespread and moreover something that has dictated the mass actions we've witnessed these last few months.
What false narrative is that exactly?
I think many Americans who take to the streets are doing a form of larping. They want to feel like they are involved in history and are making a change, they go protest and see the smoke and hear about people being shot. I see many smiling faces at protests, and exhilaration from people. Wide eyed, adrenaline pumping. The cause of this I don't know, but it'll be a big fat reality slap when the larp ends and real civil war breaks out.
We all live in our own delusions but it's really quite astonishing to witness such a grand narrative built completely on falsehoods become so widespread and moreover something that has dictated the mass actions we've witnessed these last few months.
What false narrative is that exactly?
That the Breonna Taylor case began with a no knock warrant, the police that showed did indeed knock and verbally stated their presence.
That the shooting was not justified, Breonnas bf opened fired at the officers and one of them was hit in the leg at such a point that officer then fired six shots.
It's an unfortunate event but in this case the officers were justified in their response given they were shot at and hit, evidence and witness testimony collaborate this.
I do agree with the charge wanton endangerment of the officer who fired the shots, he was an apartment building and as such he put innocent lives at risk by fire off his shots the way he did.
The false narrative is that of protestors who ignore evidence and merely react emotionally to the event, they don't wish to understand and instead use it. They the make false statements like the ones stated and in doing so propagate unrealistic expectations pertaining to the results of a case like this. In doing so they create a dangerous mob mentality built around moral superiority and then are able to justify statements like 'Tonight is going to be different' and 'You all are going to die tonight', the result is two murdered cops,
I see the same self righteous "im making a difference!!" with people at the BLM protests here in Belgium. No doubt there are plenty of genuine people but there are also those who are larping and its distasteful and sad. Like Hollywood culture has permeated us so badly that we think we are le cool activists/alt right/anarchists and larp but with real consequences. What the fuck