Rioters brutally beat up man defending his shop from looters

[Rosalina 612]

1 minute ago, homomo said:

If killing someone is never the answer then please explain the thousands of black people who have been murdered by American police forces over the years.

This is what it’s all about. 

Straw man. Nobody here is denying that fact. We're asking why these people think nearly beating a man to death is going to end racism. Or maybe you could enlighten us?

[homomo 23,883]

Just now, Candy Gaga said:

And beating a shop owner that worked so hard for years nearly killing him for defending his business is getting revenge and serving justice for the black people how ?

We do not know the story behind this. All we see are people beating him for an unknown reason. We have seen countless examples of outsides provoking protestors with weapons (such as guns, home made bombs, and now/arrows)

I also just checked this news source. Looks like it has a history of fabricating stories for conspiracy: https://www.google.ie/amp/s/mediabiasfactcheck.com/breaking911/%3famp

[Gilly 475]

2 minutes ago, Cookie Tookie said:

If that what it’s all about, then work needs to be done within the system and in collaboration with law enforcement. Not by beating a man trying to protect his business and livelihood to near death. There is a clear difference in those who are protesting and rioting in Floyd’s name to make change, as opposed to those who are using this turbulent time to destroy, hurt, and demolish any progress of this movement.

You don't even know the context of the story.

Either way, this is an outlier. Most protest, even if there's looting involved, haven't been violent (As in people being hurt)

[homomo 23,883]

1 minute ago, Cookie Tookie said:

If that what it’s all about, then work needs to be done within the system and in collaboration with law enforcement. Not by beating a man trying to protect his business and livelihood to near death. There is a clear difference in those who are protesting and rioting in Floyd’s name to make change, as opposed to those who are using this turbulent time to destroy, hurt, and demolish any progress of this movement.

Law enforcement isn’t here to protect these people. We’ve witnessed over countless decades the American law enforcement kills these people 

[homomo 23,883]

2 minutes ago, Rosalina said:

Straw man. Nobody here is denying that fact. We're asking why these people think nearly beating a man to death is going to end racism. Or maybe you could enlighten us?

Please see my previous posts.

[GunninMan 1,406]

This whole thread is a mess lmao. It has been proven numerous times at numerous protests that the ones inciting this violence are either outsiders looking to get in on the action and aren’t truly supporting the actual reason for the protest, or the police. None of these protests began violently, that has become obvious. It’s disappointing that these people (mainly white) are taking advantage of the situation, because now it’s going to detract from the real issue. Yes riots have worked in the past for various social issues like LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, etc. but clearly this is not working for the black community. The reason it’s not is because these outsiders flip the perspective and make it look like the people protesting are inciting this violence, when that is clearly not the case. The media doesn’t show this side, they just report the destruction without going into detail, so it fuels the fire that is continuing to divide the nation. There are several videos where it can be seen that the real protestors are trying to stop the destruction and violence. It’s really upsetting to see how this is unfolding because nothing is going to get done and nothing is going to change. We need to figure out another way.

[homomo 23,883]

Just now, GunninMan said:

This whole thread is a mess lmao. It has been proven numerous times at numerous protests that the ones inciting this violence are either outsiders looking to get in on the action and aren’t truly supporting the actual reason for the protest, or the police. None of these protests began violently, that has become obvious. It’s disappointing that these people (mainly white) are taking advantage of the situation, because now it’s going to detract from the real issue. Yes riots have worked in the past for various social issues like LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, etc. but clearly this is not working for the black community. The reason it’s not is because these outsiders flip the perspective and make it look like the people protesting are inciting this violence, when that is clearly not the case. The media doesn’t show this side, they just report the destruction without going into detail, so it fuels the fire that is continuing to divide the nation. There are several videos where it can be seen that the real protestors are trying to stop the destruction and violence. It’s really upsetting to see how this is unfolding because nothing is going to get done and nothing is going to change. We need to figure out another way.

Quoting this so more people see it. Might do it again later on. These points are very important.

[Cookie Tookie 10,546]

3 minutes ago, Gilly said:

You don't even know the context of the story.

Either way, this is an outlier. Most protest, even if there's looting involved, haven't been violent (As in people being hurt)

You literally justified the use of violence a few pages back. And even if this is an outlier, when you end up having outlier after outlier, it begins to add up. I’m just saying, beating a man down to bloody pulp with severe life threatening injury doesn’t solve any issue here, and is counterproductive to what this movement should even be about.

[gumzy3000 7,898]

I'm not black but the black community needs a strong black leader to stop the lootings, violence and burning of buildings. I understand its not only black people doing these things but just looking at it from the numerous videos I have seen online, most of the looters and violence is from black people. I understand they are upset, but what right do they have to attack someone or loot a business for their cause. I support the BLM 100% but it is hard to convince people to join it when this stuff happens and they do not condemn it. 

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

2 minutes ago, GunninMan said:

This whole thread is a mess lmao. It has been proven numerous times at numerous protests that the ones inciting this violence are either outsiders looking to get in on the action and aren’t truly supporting the actual reason for the protest, or the police. None of these protests began violently, that has become obvious. It’s disappointing that these people (mainly white) are taking advantage of the situation, because now it’s going to detract from the real issue. Yes riots have worked in the past for various social issues like LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, etc. but clearly this is not working for the black community. The reason it’s not is because these outsiders flip the perspective and make it look like the people protesting are inciting this violence, when that is clearly not the case. The media doesn’t show this side, they just report the destruction without going into detail, so it fuels the fire that is continuing to divide the nation. There are several videos where it can be seen that the real protestors are trying to stop the destruction and violence. It’s really upsetting to see how this is unfolding because nothing is going to get done and nothing is going to change. We need to figure out another way.

Quoting so more see this. This is it. 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Omg i am SPEECHLESS was this man literally beaten to death before my eyes for trying to protect his business perhaps??? 

[Rosalina 612]

7 minutes ago, GunninMan said:

This whole thread is a mess lmao. It has been proven numerous times at numerous protests that the ones inciting this violence are either outsiders looking to get in on the action and aren’t truly supporting the actual reason for the protest, or the police. None of these protests began violently, that has become obvious. It’s disappointing that these people (mainly white) are taking advantage of the situation, because now it’s going to detract from the real issue. Yes riots have worked in the past for various social issues like LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, etc. but clearly this is not working for the black community. The reason it’s not is because these outsiders flip the perspective and make it look like the people protesting are inciting this violence, when that is clearly not the case. The media doesn’t show this side, they just report the destruction without going into detail, so it fuels the fire that is continuing to divide the nation. There are several videos where it can be seen that the real protestors are trying to stop the destruction and violence. It’s really upsetting to see how this is unfolding because nothing is going to get done and nothing is going to change. We need to figure out another way.

You nailed it.

[homomo 23,883]

2 minutes ago, gumzy3000 said:

I'm not black but the black community needs a strong black leader to stop the lootings, violence and burning of buildings. I understand its not only black people doing these things but just looking at it from the numerous videos I have seen online, most of the looters and violence is from black people. I understand they are upset, but what right do they have to attack someone or loot a business for their cause. I support the BLM 100% but it is hard to convince people to join it when this stuff happens and they do not condemn it. 

First of all, that first sentence explains everything why you shouldn’t even comment on this issue. Don’t be against it if you don’t know what they are going through.

If you want to support the BLM movement, you need to realize police and outsiders were the ones who started the very first riots. A Minneapolis police officer was the first person to vandalize a building that sparked the riots. Outsiders have also been witnessed with weapons at these protests, even running people over.

Lastly, in terms of the video and topic at hand.. we still don’t know the backstory. I did some research on this news publisher and it looks like they have a history of twisting/fabricating stories (explains why they only share when the beating starts)

Please support our comrades who are losing their lives due to police violence ❤️

[NFRatwell 23,290]

not going to post a link but the guy in the video was trying to attack a man on his board with a sword because he thought he was coming to rob his store, that’s what a video showed. 

[JRCF29 8,230]

1 hour ago, LadariousGarage said:

They have been pretty reliable

Anyways, this is f*cking terrifying, honestly we shouldn't be defending the looters what they are doing is disgusting

Exactly. I was called a **** by a classmate in a group chat last night because I had the audacity to suggest that stealing things, smashing windows,  and lighting cars on fire doesn’t advance the cause of justice for George Floyd. I support peaceful protest, and this Floyd incident needs to be investigated as thoroughly as possible, and everyone should be charged, because based on that video evidence they are all guilty to different degrees, but that doesn’t make it okay to reduce neighborhoods to rubble. 
 

TL;DR: Peaceful protest= Good

             Violence and looting= Bad