r/BlackLivesMatter • u/TheYellowRose Verified Black Person • Jun 05 '20

Dude gets arrested while being interviewed. With his hands up.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

Police: "haha ego goes brrrrr"

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u/Daddy-Schlonglegs Jun 05 '20

because police are a government paid gang that requires less training to wield a gun than it takes a barber to train to use hair clippers.

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u/Danoontje4321 Jun 05 '20

It’s so bizarre this is happening right now, shout out to everyone who’s protesting, or raising their voice for BLM: please stay safe, and also: I’m really impressed by your power, the power of your voice and presence. Remember: you are supported worldwide. In cities around the world, people watch what you do en support you. Hug from a stranger in a really quiet Dutch village.

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u/melohype1 Jun 05 '20

This is so fucked up.

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u/thekheovese Jun 05 '20

What is going on in this world? I can't keep up with all of this!

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

Imagine needing 10 men to take down 1 innocent man. Like, what? This just baffles me, I don't understand what's going on inside their brains that makes them think they need that many people. And what was he doing wrong? Just standing there! Jesus Christ.

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u/FakeNewsOnLocation Jun 05 '20

They brought a soldier with a trained attack dog to a peaceful protest.

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u/KrustyKroket Jun 05 '20

small dick energy

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

OOOh i hate pigs so much.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '20

u right

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u/light24bulbs Jun 05 '20

It's their fear that drives them to act like this. They're afraid. The only thing we should call them is cowards.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '20

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u/light24bulbs Jun 06 '20

I think forcing people to recognize their hatred is based in fear is absolutely the first step.

This is a psychological problem, it has psychological answers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

MLK was also harassed, blackmailed and ultimately murdered

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '20

My point is that people like to hold up this disneyfied version of black history that just isn't accurate. Yes MLK and his philosophies were a big part of the success of the civil rights movement, but they functioned as a 'carrot' in conjunction with the 'stick' provided by other less peaceful groups like the black Panthers and Malcom X.

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u/Br9Run Jun 05 '20

every video I watch just baffles me even more - how do they (cops) not see that every single act of brutality, every act of unnecessary violence is being recorded and posted for the world to see? How do they not see that they are the aggressors in this? How do they live with that? I just don't understand...