Rioters brutally beat up man defending his shop from looters

[waterlikemisery 1,008]

1 minute ago, Gagas lil monster said:

#stoptheviolence 

#blacklivesmatter

#alllivesmatter

all lives matter?

 

[SMILE2NE1 3,566]

 

1 hour ago, Gilly said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maybe next time, ya'll will wait to know all the FACTS before talking ****

 

 

Stop acting like you're woke and wouldn't have reacted the same way if you hadn't come at a later stage when there was more context. We all reacted to a story that positioned an innocent man defending his business being attacked. It is the natural human disposition to see injustice and be angry. 

Of course now that we know the context, we would react the same as you do now, but that doesn't make our initial reaction with the amount of information we had any less valid.

[Gagas lil monster 2,432]

1 minute ago, waterlikemisery said:

all lives matter?

 

Yes. All lives do matter. I'm not denying the atrocities that black people have suffered. I want the protests to be peaceful and it should also be a way of uniting black and white and making them the same. (Hence #alllivesmatter. Do you not believe all lives matter?

[crybrowz 3,361]

8 minutes ago, waterlikemisery said:

all lives matter?

 

That person clearly wasn't saying that to undermine black lives matter. The only reason saying "all lives matter" is problematic is when it's trying to minimize/distract from the purpose of BLM, which I don't think was his/her intent. 

[waterlikemisery 1,008]

2 minutes ago, Gagas lil monster said:

Yes. All lives do matter. I'm not denying the atrocities that black people have suffered. I want the protests to be peaceful and it should also be a way of uniting black and white and making them the same. (Hence #alllivesmatter. Do you not believe all lives matter?

I think that you have good intentions but you should be more educated when it comes to BLM. this is about what they have been through and how they are still being treated. don't you see these police officers throwing up white power gang signs, excited to attack.

[waterlikemisery 1,008]

1 minute ago, Amphetamine said:

That person clearly wasn't saying that to undermine black lives matter. The only reason saying "all lives matter" is problematic is when it's trying to minimize the premise of BLM, which I don't think was his/her intent. 

I agree that they had good intentions but like I said, they should look into educating themselves when it comes to BLM. 

[Gagas lil monster 2,432]

Just now, waterlikemisery said:

I think that you have good intentions but you should be more educated when it comes to BLM. this is about what they have been through and how they are still being treated. don't you see these police officers throwing up white power gang signs, excited to attack.

No I absolutely do and I am more disgusted with the police then any of the protesters. Defending the disgusting deeds of a police officer murdering a black man. I am weeping now just talking about it. While what is happening now gives me a lot of anxiety I believe I can see the sunshine through the other side of the tunnel. Much love to you and everyone during these difficult times 

[iMonster 1,037]

3 minutes ago, SMILE2NE1 said:

 

Stop acting like you're woke and wouldn't have reacted the same way if you hadn't come at a later stage when there was more context. We all reacted to what was positioned as an man defending his business being attacked, and that is the natural human reaction. 

Of course now that we know the context, we would react the same as you do now, but that doesn't make our initial reaction with any less valid because we had limited information then. 

It does but it’s NOT you’re fault entirely. 
 

You were fed a narrative just like the rest of the world. Black people are this, that and dangerous “thugsssss”. Run away etc ::screams:: 

The problem you don’t realize is the initial responses didn’t give these guys the benefit of doubt. Let’s turn the tables. If it were white guys doing this it would’ve been “Omg what was the Black guy doing” not “WOW Those thugs are beating up that guy” 

This is why people are angry. But like I said most are waking up now and it’s not your fault per se. 

[ltlmnstr 2,771]

3 hours ago, PartySick said:

No post-Civil War movement was won with bloodshed.

Martin Luther King was killed.

He was voted most hated man in America.

That’s what took America to listen.

[waterlikemisery 1,008]

3 minutes ago, Gagas lil monster said:

No I absolutely do and I am more disgusted with the police then any of the protesters. Defending the disgusting deeds of a police officer murdering a black man. I am weeping now just talking about it. While what is happening now gives me a lot of anxiety I believe I can see the sunshine through the other side of the tunnel. Much love to you and everyone during these difficult times 

[SMILE2NE1 3,566]

3 minutes ago, iMonster said:

It does but it’s NOT you’re fault entirely. 
 

You were fed a narrative just like the rest of the world. Black people are this, that and dangerous “thugsssss”. Run away etc ::screams:: 

The problem you don’t realize is the initial responses didn’t give these guys the benefit of doubt. Let’s turn the tables. If it were white guys doing this it would’ve been “Omg what was the Black guy doing” not “WOW Those thugs are beating up that guy” 

This is why people are angry. But like I said most are waking up now and it’s not your fault per se. 

I agree with you. We were fed a lie and anyone would have reacted the same, we felt empathy and anger for the "innocent" man. Now that we know differently, it's a completely different story. That's the issue with the internet, we see something and most often aren't able to see it in it's full context. This case is an exception. 

Anyhow, I agree with you that we should have perhaps been more critical of the story being fed to us. 

[Adakam 2]

11 minutes ago, SMILE2NE1 said:

 

Stop acting like you're woke and wouldn't have reacted the same way if you hadn't come at a later stage when there was more context. We all reacted to a story that positioned an innocent man defending his business being attacked. It is the natural human disposition to see injustice and be angry. 

Of course now that we know the context, we would react the same as you do now, but that doesn't make our initial reaction with the amount of information we had any less valid.

The very first response on this thread, by @homomo asked for more context, and multiple people disagreed and even attacked him (getting plenty of "thnx" reactions). People here closed themselves to the idea of learning more context, something key in situations like these. 

 

 

[iMonster 1,037]

3 minutes ago, SMILE2NE1 said:

I agree with you. We were fed a lie and anyone would have reacted the same, we felt empathy and anger for the "innocent" man. Now that we know differently, it's a completely different story. That's the issue with the internet, we see something and most often aren't able to see it in it's full context. This case is an exception. 

Anyhow, I agree with you that we should have perhaps been more critical of the story being fed to us. 

But I appreciate your willingness to say you made an error. That goes a long way! Hope you’re staying safe 

[SMILE2NE1 3,566]

7 minutes ago, Adakam said:

The very first response on this thread, by @homomo asked for more context, and multiple people disagreed and even attacked him (getting plenty of "thnx" reactions). People here closed themselves to the idea of learning more context, something key in situations like these. 

 

 

And that is a learning for all of us involved. 

[Noah X 5,250]

28 minutes ago, Gagas lil monster said:

Yes. All lives do matter. I'm not denying the atrocities that black people have suffered. I want the protests to be peaceful and it should also be a way of uniting black and white and making them the same. (Hence #alllivesmatter. Do you not believe all lives matter?

please read this entire post with all its pages by billie.

this is all the education we need