BLM is a political leverage mainly used by you know who. As Colion Noir stated “I support the sentiment, not the organization.” The black interest are not what their priorities are for BLM. To me they’ll always be a joke. They’re some people there who are honestly trying to make a difference but it’s another slaughter house with clueless cows.
There’s a famous quote in the Marine Corps “Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.”
I'm not so sure of that. I think the majority are law abiding but I sense there is a significant number that have bought into the anti-police rhetoric. My guess is a large number of the under 35 crowd is perfectly fine with defunding the police. Watch just how cooperative all those witnesses are. I'd bet many of the attendees know who the shooters are but will just have trouble recalling their names for any investigation. Hopefully I'm wrong but a similar pattern happened after the ak-47 shooting.
How many actually want the police gone, and how many are just afraid to be seen talking to them ?
Sadly I think most actually believe the police are worse than the gang bangers and want them gone.
I have to side with @spat on this. People may fear the police in the area, but fear retaliation by "groups" even more IMO. They know the police can't be everywhere at all times, and believe the "groups " are ever present in thier neighborhoods. Additionally, police follow laws, "groups " make a living by not following them. Which would you choose in that situation?
I've been saying for years that the police need a media arm and a PR firm to counter that narrative.
I think you underestimate the nature of the change in urban environments. I agree it makes no sense. That doesn't mean it's not real. The world is changing, we need to understand what that means. And what it portends for the future. Hint: nothing good.
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