They should also [protest] without fear of being hit with a speeding, possibly mostly metal projectile in the process. Even if a student throws something themselves, they are not launching a water bottle from a device meant to inflict pain.
These college students are accusing their government of comitting war crimes. If they truly want to see change, they need to accept that such a government will likely use violence to supress them - if they’re not willing to get hurt for their cause, they shouldn’t be protesting.
While i agree that they shouldnt be surprised, i think they have every right to be outraged. Are you just going to silently accept any and everything just because its “the norm”?
I was watching the polices storming of the UCLA camp live and i think they overall did a decent job keeping violence to a minimum.(just that part not what came before and after) The rubber bullets were used for a relatively short time to establish an entry point into the camp after which they mostly used sheer numbers to slowly clear out the protest giving people chances to leave at any point.
Im still pissed they were even ordered to clear out the camp in the first place but i also appreciate them not beating the shit out of kids indiscriminately.
Of course they should be outraged, if you go and protest you obviously don’t just silently accept stuff because it’s “the norm”.
Edit: My point is, they should be afraid when they go to protest, because it is clearly dangerous to do in the U.S. But if they truly believe in their cause, they should overcome that fear and protest anyway.
Edit: I wrote a bit of a long reply, but it was completely blank after posting. Basically I pointed out that being young, fit and able bodied doesn’t protect you from rubber bullets, so I don’t see where you got that at all
So nobody should go to protests? You said that nobody should go to protests if they don’t want to get hurt. I just named the demographic who is most able to survive physical harm.
I don’t understand what’s so confusing about what I wrote.
If you don’t want to get hurt you shouldn’t protest a violent government. If you still want to protest, you should be aware that you are putting yourself in danger.
It doesn’t matter if you’re 5, 15 or 50 years old, if you’re very strong or very weak, a cop can still kill you with a rubber bullet.
I’m not saying nobody should protest, I’m just saying it’s delusional to assume you will be safe when protesting a violent government.
These college students are accusing their government of comitting war crimes. If they truly want to see change, they need to accept that such a government will likely use violence to supress them - if they’re not willing to get hurt for their cause, they shouldn’t be protesting.
While i agree that they shouldnt be surprised, i think they have every right to be outraged. Are you just going to silently accept any and everything just because its “the norm”?
I was watching the polices storming of the UCLA camp live and i think they overall did a decent job keeping violence to a minimum.(just that part not what came before and after) The rubber bullets were used for a relatively short time to establish an entry point into the camp after which they mostly used sheer numbers to slowly clear out the protest giving people chances to leave at any point.
Im still pissed they were even ordered to clear out the camp in the first place but i also appreciate them not beating the shit out of kids indiscriminately.
Of course they should be outraged, if you go and protest you obviously don’t just silently accept stuff because it’s “the norm”.
Edit: My point is, they should be afraid when they go to protest, because it is clearly dangerous to do in the U.S. But if they truly believe in their cause, they should overcome that fear and protest anyway.
People should only protest if they’re willing to be injured? What the fuck?
If your government is violent and you’re protesting it, what are you expecting to happen?
So, only young, fit, able bodied people should protest? 🙄
Edit: I wrote a bit of a long reply, but it was completely blank after posting. Basically I pointed out that being young, fit and able bodied doesn’t protect you from rubber bullets, so I don’t see where you got that at all
So nobody should go to protests? You said that nobody should go to protests if they don’t want to get hurt. I just named the demographic who is most able to survive physical harm.
I don’t understand what’s so confusing about what I wrote.
If you don’t want to get hurt you shouldn’t protest a violent government. If you still want to protest, you should be aware that you are putting yourself in danger.
It doesn’t matter if you’re 5, 15 or 50 years old, if you’re very strong or very weak, a cop can still kill you with a rubber bullet.
I’m not saying nobody should protest, I’m just saying it’s delusional to assume you will be safe when protesting a violent government.