Black lives matter riots started in April of 2020. When George Floyd was killed by a policeman after breaking the law. Which caused many African Americans to start rioting by lighting stores on fire and killing people. They did this to prove a point that the police force targets black people. They also say that the most African American killings are by policemen. Which is very far from the truth. In 2020 only 8% of African Americans were killed by the police whereas 83% were killed by African American gangs.
The riots went on for many months and hundreds of innocent people passed from them. Many businesses were also shut down or lit on fire. The riots started in Minneapolis where George passed. George was on the ground because he bought a pack of cigarettes with a fake bill. Between 1997 and 2005, Floyd served eight jail terms on various charges, including drug possession, theft, and trespass. Goerge was arrested 23 times, attempted to steal 3 cars, and many more violent crimes. So when people keep saying he was innocent, they're wrong. This didn't mean he deserved to be killed. But the police did have a reason to look out for him and it wasn't because of his skin color it was because he had a bad criminal record.
My opinion on this is that the police had a reason to put him on the ground. They didn't have to kill him but I understand why he didn't lift his knee. Because many criminals say that as a lie to get their knee off them then they are able to run. I think it's ridiculous that the media still calls this a peaceful protest and not a riot. This was anything further than a peaceful protest. People were lighting stores on fire with hundreds of people in them. Breaking into people's homes and shooting them. Lighting the American flag on fire and many more.
Do you agree with the BLM riots?
Do you think this was a riot or peaceful protest?
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I do not agree with BLM riots becuase they werent peaceful and they harmed a lot of people in a lot of ways. I think they could have protested in a lot better and more nice way then they did so they didnt harm as much people, its all just a dumb thing.
I agree, the whole riot is dumb and was very petty.
I agree with peaceful protest but the protest get way out of hand and it becomes a riot in this situation I do not agree with it because the people who are rioting have destroyed many buisnesses and many people life's that have lost there job because there building was destroyed.
I agree, many rioters ruined family businesses and many people were even killed.
I do not agree with the BLM riots at all. I think that protests are okay, but most of the protests turned to riots. Breaking into stores and damaging property is no way to support a movement. If anything it puts a negative connotation to the whole thing. For that reason I see part of the movement as silly.
I agree, it just made them seem like criminals.
I do not agree with the BLM riots because they were not peaceful protest and they harmed many people. I think they could have protested a much better way where they didn't have to harm as many people. I think it was all over a silly think anyways. .
I agree, the whole thing was very dumb I would understand peaceful protest but they have no reason to riot.
I get the message that the protestors were trying to bring but the way they tried doing it was wrong. They rioted towns and sometimes broke into building and set stuff on fire. The way protesters protested was horrible because many people got injured or were effected by the destruction that happened to their homes or shops.
I agree, if they would have been more peaceful I think they would have got a lot more people to join them.
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