PBS - Jacob Blake (status: alive) was 'killed' by police
(thepostmillennial.com)
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The reason this is especially important right now- the officer that shot Blake WILL NOT be receiving any charges. They're probably looking to start another riot.
And low-info belligerents only read headlines and don't dig any deeper.
I wish that were the problem. These people aren't low info. They're just garbage humans. They're the dregs of society, and they're looking for any reason to loot, burn, and destroy.
A man running from the cops shot himself in Minneapolis. Word quickly spread that the cops had shot him. Cue the "civil unrest" of looting, vandalism, and destruction. Minneapolis police were forced to release video of the suspect taking his own life, but that didn't stop the rioters.
Funny thing, though. There's a black woman sitting on the ground in the video. She literally saw the man commit suicide with her own eyes. She then proceeded to help circulate the false story of a police shooting. She can later be seen looting at the nearby Target. All on video.
We aren't dealing with idiots. We're dealing with scum.
I probably saw the same video you did. And yes, the real danger is the opportunists who use the misinformation and cover of average people to exploit the situation to burn, loot, and murder.
Case in point, look at Dolal Idd's case from last week.
Guy with 3 prior convictions (theft, drugs, and illegal possession of a firearm), and is under investigation for illegal firearm possession yet again
Cops corner the guy at a gas station
Guy refuses to surrender, and, hits several cop cars with his car in an attempt to escape
Realizing he can't get away, he (according to both witnesses and body-cam footage) opens fire on cops. They return fire.
Guy's parents go full Dindu. Council on American-Islamic relations calls it a nonsense killing. A sitting congressional rep calls it "state sanctioned murder".
I agree that Dolal should still be alive. And I would bet thousands of dollars he would still be alive if he hadn't decided to play bumper cars with cops and then shot at them when that didn't work.
I'd argue we aren't dealing with them, we're simply experiencing them and their ill effects. I don't see any corrective actions being taken.