Protests following the killing of George Floyd

Black guy gets killed by white cop. International news. Football players kneel in a circle. Footballer celebrates goal by showing message of support on shirt. Virtue-signalling tweets galore. Riots. World-wide protests.

Something scary is happening.
He's got a point lads and lasses, Liverpool doing something nice for a change is a scary thought.
 
I'm interested in how the next few weeks/months is going to go. I'm quite a cynical person but what is important within all of this is for people to make sure that this isn't a short term thing and it's long term change. I'm worried that a lot of people I'm seeing reposting things or saying 'black lives matter' are just doing it because everyone else is i.e they weren't speaking up on any of the issues before but now that it's right at the forefront of the news they are. It's important to make sure that even if this is the first time people are speaking up, it's a first time that is continued and not just a one time easy ' share' of a post. I think sometimes you can tell who is going to be who too. The people that sit and think about what the post is and write about it probably invest and care about the meaning more than someone who just shares one post on the fly. I don't know, maybe I am being super cynical. Let's wait and see.
 
Good old Sven - if you scored in a televised game on Sunday, you'd be in his England squad by Monday...even if you were Brazilian.

Sven himself was a scorer and was not ashamed of it. I think there was a story of Rio and someone else discussing Sven scoring when he came in and said to them it wasn't exactly like that or something.
 
Senator Tom Cotton:

Tom Cotton@TomCottonAR
Anarchy, rioting, and looting needs to end tonight. If local law enforcement is overwhelmed and needs backup, let's see how tough these Antifa terrorists are when they're facing off with the 101st Airborne Division. We need to have zero tolerance for this destruction

Tom Cotton@TomCottonAR
And, if necessary, the 10th Mountain, 82nd Airborne, 1st Cav, 3rd Infantry—whatever it takes to restore order. No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters.

So macho.
 
Now Tom Cotton wants to send in The 101. Are they out of their minds?
 
Senator Tom Cotton:



So macho.

Cannot believe so many people in that state/constituency don't call his bullshit. That's exactly not how it works! And he's former military! But then he's not running for public office, so no surprise why he's talking out of his ass.
 
I'm going to be absolutely gobsmacked if Trump gets voted in for a second term..absolutely gobsmacked. The way he's handled the pandemic and the protests is just staggering. The way people are mobilizing, I just hope for America's sake that those four pigs are convicted.

But Trump's lack of empathy, inability to engage with his people and just stoking up the tension has to be his undoing.

Why has he just installed military personnel at the White House instead of addressing the people?
 
'A Nebraska bar owner won’t be charged for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man during protests in Omaha, officials have announced.
James Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a white bar owner on Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska, during a George Floyd protest. Witnesses said the gunman used racial slurs before the shooting.'

(AP)
 
The press secretary also noted Trump’s “long history of condemning white supremacy and racism”.
It's about as long as his knob.
 
I'm going to be absolutely gobsmacked if Trump gets voted in for a second term..absolutely gobsmacked. The way he's handled the pandemic and the protests is just staggering. The way people are mobilizing, I just hope for America's sake that those four pigs are convicted.

But Trump's lack of empathy, inability to engage with his people and just stoking up the tension has to be his undoing.

Why has he just installed military personnel at the White House instead of addressing the people?

Hes probably still 50/50 though isnt he? Scary thought.
 
Brian Bennett said:
At 5:05 pm, I counted 9 two and a half ton military trucks carrying troops in tan uniforms and helmets pull off 17th Street into the White House grounds.
Overkill is an admission of guilt made flesh.
 
Cannot believe so many people in that state/constituency don't call his bullshit. That's exactly not how it works! And he's former military! But then he's not running for public office, so no surprise why he's talking out of his ass.
Exactly, so feck him in particular. (thread for context...)
 
Official medical examiner report confirms homicide from being restrained.
 
Hes probably still 50/50 though isnt he? Scary thought.
He's losing by 13 points in the latest polls. That basically doesn't give him any chance to win, as things stand. Obviously, there is a lot of time until the election, so things might change, but as of now, Biden is an absolute favorite.
 
Medical examiner saying it was a Homicide, result of being restrained.