Current Events > Minneapolis protests/riots/looting pt. 2

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DarkKitsune69 posted...

170 businesses looted/destroyed today, during a pandemic, during a economic crisis where millions of Americans are already jobless. Good job ruining your own economy and the lives of fellow community members, hope those TVs were worth it when your whole place becomes one big ghetto!

You know, I really should look in to how many businesses in Baltimore reopened after their riots. I know the infamous CVS that CE talked about never did.

And of course, CE is full of misanthropes that go "lol fuck them" well, it's not just CVS, Target, what have you, it's small mom and pop stores, AND it's jobs for the people IN the community.
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The mayor is live right now. He's getting grilled by reporters.

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Crazyman93 posted...

Paper_Okami posted...

it's good what these people are doing

Yes, the pinnacles of civilized society are large scale theft, vandalism, and other acts of wanton violence.

Don't forget unchecked police brutality

Unicorn Riot just showed this nice ass school that got looted entirely. Wow.

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MFBKBass5 posted...

Unicorn Riot just showed this nice ass school that got looted entirely. Wow.

Nah that can't be right, it's just the mega corporations that are getting looted! Surely BLM wouldn't look a school of all things, right?!

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treewojima posted...

Don't forget unchecked police brutality

The larger crime here is the total disregard for holding police to any sort of legal recourse. And by that I don't mean in any way to diminish the loss of life (or property, time, etc) due to these incidents. If they were, these incidents would flatten. Our entire criminal justice system is a mess.

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Do riots like these ever destroy the mayor building or statehouse or what have you?

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Doe posted...

Do riots like these ever destroy the mayor building or statehouse or what have you?

I mean. It could happen. Was picturing what it would look like to see the White House looted....

Scary thought.

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Doe posted...

Do riots like these ever destroy the mayor building or statehouse or what have you?

No. Now granted, where do you think the mayor is going to have the heaviest police presence?
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Doe posted...

Do riots like these ever destroy the mayor building or statehouse or what have you?

It's not like it's organized. Who the fuck knows what these people will do.

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Doe posted...

Do riots like these ever destroy the mayor building or statehouse or what have you?

honestly....no, not to my knowledge. I've never seen anything like this protest though. THey tourched a police station!


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MFBKBass5 posted...

I mean. It could happen. Was picturing what it would look like to see the White House looted....

Scary thought.

I'd almost bet money that the White House has pop up gun turrets hidden around it dating back to the Cold War.
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frogman_295 posted...

honestly....no, not to my knowledge. I've never seen anything like this protest though. THey tourched a police station!

I know there was one guy outside the station calling for them to turn on the city hall after.

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Crazyman93 posted...

I'd almost bet money that the White House has pop up gun turrets hidden around it dating back to the Cold War.

Oh yeah. But damn...what if protests erupt in Washington DC? That town is NOTORIOUS for an extremely racist Police force as well.

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P4wn4g3 posted...

Who will run your "city" when there is no government
What will you eat when your money can't buy you food

Speak within some semblance of reality

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https://twitter.com/raymondhobgood/status/1266043107382042625

Good well actually content here

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TommyG663513 posted...

Speak within some semblance of reality

That's reality. That's the price of riots.

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NinjaBreakfast posted...

https://twitter.com/raymondhobgood/status/1266043107382042625

Good well actually content here

wow!

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P4wn4g3 posted...

That's reality. That's the price of riots.

You have any historical context for riots that caused a complete lack of government and money that can't buy you food?

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MFBKBass5 posted...

Oh yeah. But damn...what if protests erupt in Washington DC? That town is NOTORIOUS for an extremely racist Police force as well.

Which police force? There's an annoyingly high number of them. Hell, the Library of Congress had its own for a while.

P4wn4g3 posted...

That's reality. That's the price of riots.

If it actually got to the point the city government was falling apart, the state could call up the national guard to deal with it.

I would say if it got bad enough then Congress could authorize Trump to use federal troops to deal with it (as was the case in LA in 1992 and Detroit during their 1967 riot) per the Insurrection Act, but there's no way in hell Pelosi lets that happen.
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TommyG663513 posted...

You have any historical context for riots that caused a complete lack of government and money that can't buy you food?

It's historically referred to as a siege. But in the case where a city turns on itself, well there aren't a huge number of examples of that. Those that do can't compare to the current situation.

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Crazyman93 posted...

If it actually got to the point the city government was falling apart, the state could call up the national guard to deal with it.

In the covid economy? Doubtful. This has reached levels we haven't seen in America in decades already.

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You gotta draw a fuckin' line in the sand, dude! You gotta make a statement! You gotta look inside yourself and say, 'what am I willing to put up with today?'
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Crazyman93 posted...

I would say if it got bad enough then Congress could authorize Trump to use federal troops to deal with it (as was the case in LA in 1992 and Detroit during their 1967 riot) per the Insurrection Act, but there's no way in hell Pelosi lets that happen.

Marshal law is always on the table, and quite frankly I'm not sure the democrats would oppose it if necessary even under Trump. Who knows what would happen then.

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Crazyman93 posted...

Which police force? There's an annoyingly high number of them. Hell, the Library of Congress had its own for a while.

I was referring to the actual local city police. For the citizens.

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Bass_X0 posted...

You gotta draw a fuckin' line in the sand, dude! You gotta make a statement! You gotta look inside yourself and say, 'what am I willing to put up with today?'

Sure. You also have to eat tomorrow.

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P4wn4g3 posted...

In the covid economy? Doubtful. This has reached levels we haven't seen in America in decades already.

You're going to have to actually explain what that has to do with anything at all instead of giving two sentence replies to everything, or are you doing that to cover up a lack of argument.
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Crazyman93 posted...

You're going to have to actually explain what that has to do with anything at all instead of giving two sentence replies to everything, or are you doing that to cover up a lack of argument.

When the national guard, at least at state level, has been deployed at max capacity to handle the covid situation, it is not in any way capable of suddenly marching into a city to shutdown riots. A governor would look at the situation and ask "save the city or save the state" and the answer is obvious. If the state has the troops to spare I suppose, they clearly don't at the moment.

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P4wn4g3 posted...

Sure. You also have to eat tomorrow.

Some people dont think about tomorrow. I think that is the way to summarize these riots. People are emotional and incapable of thinking about consequences. Good job burning down the that big store because a police officer killed a black man, but think about all the Black people that worked at that big store that now either dont have a job anymore or have to drive to many miles further because they got sent over to another filial. Im sure he/she/they like driving two hours longer every day for 8/9 months.

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watching unicorn riot stream. apparently a few users are saying women are getting abducted at the protest, but i don't know how true that is. i believe by SUV

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Guy on the livestream was talking to some guy who recorded some idiot doing donuts in the Target. Then the unicorn guy started talking about how people in the covid economy are desperate for food. Glad I don't live in this city.

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7NATOR posted...

watching unicorn riot stream. apparently a few users are saying women are getting abducted at the protest, but i don't know how true that is. i believe by SUV

ok rioters, go home...this is seriously getting fucked up.

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This is so much schadenfreude

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Yeah the Unicorn Riot guy interviewing some of these protestors...rough. So many teenagers out there...who knows what their parents are thinking.

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P4wn4g3 posted...

It's historically referred to as a siege. But in the case where a city turns on itself, well there aren't a huge number of examples of that. Those that do can't compare to the current situation.

So what you said wasn't very well thought out

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When interviewing that guy about getting shot in the head with a non lethal bullet.

I won that gulag, I came back!

He got shot the night before while protesting. Had to get a bunch of staples in his head. They showed it on cam.

this protest is just pent up anger from everything. The quarantine/police brutality/income inequality.


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TommyG663513 posted...

So what you said wasn't very well thought out

Not sure where I lost you. Is this supposed to be an argument? Are we arguing about something?

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P4wn4g3 posted...

it is not in any way capable of suddenly marching into a city to shutdown riots. A governor would look at the situation and ask "save the city or save the state" and the answer is obvious.

The state will survive while the city is saved. Moreover, you don't need THE ENTIRE National Guard for a Riot, except maybe in the US Virgin Islands where the National Guard numbers a grand total of 758 people. Furthermore, having the entire National Guard activated makes it easier to march in since everyone is already assembled, you just break out the M16s and SAWs and send them in.

AND this is neglecting that any governor who doesn't use even a part of the guard to deal with the riots commits political suicide. Maybe Governor Walz can't run again and can afford not to care, but that still puts a black mark on the DFL in the election. The opposition will slam him with "Governor Tim Walz let Minneapolis burn to the ground" over and over. No one is willing to do that. Or if he does, eventually the Congressmen and Senators start bitching up a storm and demand Federal aid, and if they have success (a rather big "if" given Congressional approcal required for the insurrection act), then Trump calls up the state national guard and sends them in himself.
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The irony of people wearing masks but not social distancing. Guess those masks came in handy after all.

Wow this dude talking about burning the whole city down.

Jeez

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P4wn4g3 posted...

The irony of people wearing masks but not social distancing. Guess those masks came in handy after all.

Wow this dude talking about burning the whole city down.

Jeez

Watching him too. That guy is a fucking dumbass.

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Crazyman93 posted...

The state will survive while the city is saved. Moreover, you don't need THE ENTIRE National Guard for a Riot, except maybe in the US Virgin Islands where the National Guard numbers a grand total of 758 people. Furthermore, having the entire National Guard activated makes it easier to march in since everyone is already assembled, you just break out the M16s and SAWs and send them in.

Point was that the entire national guard is likely already deployed. Who knows what their response capability is here.
Crazyman93 posted...

AND this is neglecting that any governor who doesn't use even a part of the guard to deal with the riots commits political suicide. Maybe Governor Walz can't run again and can afford not to care, but that still puts a black mark on the DFL in the election. The opposition will slam him with "Governor Tim Walz let Minneapolis burn to the ground" over and over. No one is willing to do that. Or if he does, eventually the Congressmen and Senators start bitching up a storm and demand Federal aid, and if they have success (a rather big "if" given Congressional approcal required for the insurrection act), then Trump calls up the state national guard and sends them in himself.

True, but given that don't you think the national guard would be there already?

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Well I guess I'm going to bed. Good luck everyone involved.

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P4wn4g3 posted...

True, but given that don't you think the national guard would be there already?

Assuming they were in the city for COVID they're probably waiting for the go order, and that has to come from the Governor. Looking at history, I'd assume Walz is waiting for the mayor to say "Help me." like Larry Hogan tried to with Baltimore's riots. Now, if this spirals and the mayor proves totally inept at handing the problem, Walz will almost certainly say "Enough" and take action. The biggest difference is the Governor and Mayor are both in the DFL so there should be no reason for communication issues.

Also, for those wondering, DFL is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democrats. It formed when the Minnesota Democratic Party merged with the Farmer-Labor party in 1944.
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Wow they lit a police station on fire

MFBKBass5 posted...

what it would look like to see the White House looted

Every single person who somehow crosses the fence gets absolutely shredded by the many, many concealed weapon systems around the White House. Every last one.

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The view from my window rn

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Lordofkhyber posted...

The view from my window rn

Shit. How do you even get back to normal after that?

Lordofkhyber posted...

The view from my window rn

This seems fine.

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Well, I guess this is another thing to add to the "2020 is shit" list.

But seriously, I couldn't even imagine how I would deal with seeing a my nearby town/city and many familair locales put on fire.

Saw on ig that some area was evacuating because a gas main burst near a fire, anyone know about this?