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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on May 28, 2020 7:08:13 GMT
After the brutal police killing of George Floyd, a black man, in which a white officer was literally kneeling on his head for several minutes which killed him, a riot has broken out in Minneapolis. Stores are currently being looted and destroyed, stores are being lit on fire, cars are being stolen, fireworks are being shot near police, and general pandemonium is occurring.
Numerous structures and stores have been completely engulfed in flames during this riot, this is a complete and total breakdown of an American city, and the media is not even giving this coverage as they have in the past.
To a lesser extent, protests have broken out in Los Angeles and Memphis, in which more damage has occurred. There isn't significant police or government response to this right now, you can literally see videos of protesters attacking police cars and forcing them to drive away.
The mayor of Minneapolis has at least called for the arrest of the officer who has been fired (not really justice there).
There is a total media blackout of this so I can't find good sources here, but I found this video showing structures being engulfed in flames:
You can find similar videos of stores being set on fire, or videos/images of places being looted and destroyed.
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Post by Video on May 28, 2020 7:57:41 GMT
Jesus. My condolences go out to the friends and family of George Floyd and anyone else who was a victim of police brutality.
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Post by mattlawn on May 28, 2020 12:35:40 GMT
is this still going on i can't seem to find anything
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Post by Darth on May 28, 2020 13:35:57 GMT
I just saw someone get shot here in Minneapolis, and yes I've seen the destruction. It's absolute fucking chaos, and there aren't enough police to deal with everything in time. Don't let anyone downplay this, this is fucking insane.
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Post by Super on May 28, 2020 15:00:58 GMT
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Post by Zaid on May 28, 2020 16:44:59 GMT
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Post by _Windows on May 28, 2020 17:40:20 GMT
Is it just me or is America getting more dangerous by the day? This is absolutely insane.
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Post by Super on May 28, 2020 18:04:36 GMT
Is it just me or is America getting more dangerous by the day? This is absolutely insane. With that said, I think that no matter who wins the next presidential election, something really bad will happen afterward.
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Post by _Windows on May 28, 2020 18:11:38 GMT
Is it just me or is America getting more dangerous by the day? This is absolutely insane. With that said, I think that no matter who wins the next presidential election, something really bad will happen afterward. People also bought more guns than normal during this Covid-19 pandemic too. The next year is probably going to see increased violence.
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Post by Jayscoob on May 28, 2020 18:38:25 GMT
Jesus. My condolences go out to the friends and family of George Floyd and anyone else who was a victim of police brutality. This is no "police brutality." It is straight murder, and the people who do this stuff deserve to rot in jail and feel what their victims felt.
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Post by XenVoltz on May 28, 2020 18:39:18 GMT
Here's a video of what happened in LA yesterday.
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Post by burger on May 28, 2020 18:54:21 GMT
It makes me sad to know this is the world we live in. I just sometimes wish it would all go away and we could get along with each other.
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Post by miwo on May 28, 2020 18:58:06 GMT
Is it just me or is America getting more dangerous by the day? This is absolutely insane. This is not comparable to anything prior to the 2000s. The only reason one might be lead to believe it is getting more and more dangerous by the day is due to media exposure.
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on May 28, 2020 19:05:14 GMT
The media blackout on this is almost as insane as the riots themselves. Why the fuck is there no media coverage of this?? All information is from live sources.
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Post by Polaris Seltzeris on May 28, 2020 19:09:32 GMT
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