Monday Randoms
Apr 27, 2015 17:58:00 GMT -5
Post by achromia on Apr 27, 2015 17:58:00 GMT -5
Apr 27, 2015 17:15:38 GMT -5 @ismellbooks said:
I agree - people should protest to their heart's content. But the problem I see with many of these types of protests-turned-riots is that quite often you get a group of people who join the protest not because they care about the issue, but because they want to do things like loot and start fires. They use the protest as a screen to do these types of things. It's happened numerous times in Seattle where peaceful protests or marches turn into a huge thing with rocks being thrown, fires being started, etc. And many times it turns out that some group claiming to want anarchy got involved and "threw the first stone" so to speak.
Add to that a group of people who are (rightfully) angry, and it's like throwing a match on gasoline.
I have a sinking feeling this is all going to get so much worse before it gets better.