I'll never understand looting...
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Watching some coverage about this Oakland shooting verdict... I know next to nothing about this case, but it looks like a bullshit verdict, so I can understand the protests. I can even understand the hatred aimed at the cops and all that, but what in the hell about a bad verdict or racial inequality (or whatever they view as a motive) gives people a reason in their mind to destroy personal property or to rob a store? What the hell did the person or company that owns the store have to do with it?
People caught doing this should be given the strictest punishment possible.
People caught doing this should be given the strictest punishment possible.
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They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
+opportunism
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"I can't believe the police shot that poor, unarmed man.... I think I'm going to commit some robberies to make me feel better."
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Clearly, if the masses had better shoes they could outrun the corrupt police. C'mon, that's easy...
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haha, personally, I'd be at best buy in my best looting attire. I kid.
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And I'm not sure if there is ANYTHING that infuriates me more than this. You cry injustice and then turn around and and act like an animal?
Hey atleast there destorying there own neighborhoods.
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Here is something alot of people watching from other cities should know: from 4pm (when the verdict was read) to sundown there was a massive peaceful protest in the downtown area. police estimates upwards of 600-800 people peacefully holding signs, singing, talking and just venting their frustrations. it was all local people who have a right to peacefully protest and have their voices heard and doing it in a legal way. however,the local TV station interviewed a downtown black business owner and he said "my worry is for when the sun goes down. alot of people from out of town use rallies like this as an excuse to break shit and loot". sure enough, as soon as night fell, people started looting the foot locker and other stores. alot of the local people had gone home at this point.
wow sorry for the long-winded post, but I just wanted to clear up some misconceptions people might have felt watching the footage of last night. I still love this town, and I am glad to live here. it's not all thugs and gangsters looting shit and shooting each other.
And the majority of the vandalism was due to "anarchists" who don't even LIVE in Oakland who came to take advantage and smash shit up. I want to fucking set those hipster Che-shirt wearing bitches on FUCKING FIRE.
And as long as people keep being ghetto and thinking of just themselves, nothing will get better. You want to be treated equal? You want to keep your freedom? Stop acting like a selfish ASSHOLE. They're the reason why cities like Oakland get a bad rap. The majority of folks are just trying to live and be decent citizens.
I hate people.
I mean look at this:
Odds are that wasn't even written by someone who lives in the city. Just some douchebag.
/ end rant.
and I watched the coverage on CNN and it's exactly as you stated, peaceful at first, for many, many hours and then things started to get out of hand when dusk came. It would have happened in ANYWHERE, USA.
And I remember the case, and I've seen some of the clips, it's a very sad, unfortunate story
chiqui, you are so right about the out of towners being the ones smashing shit up! its always the same group of suburban, white "anarchists" at every gathering. we were watching the live feed of downtown on channel 4 last night and almost everyone being arrested were white kids with che shirts and bandanas around their faces. get a LIFE, losers! trash your own town! what area does your sister live in? I live in the lake merritt area and had a good view of the choppers circling all night...pretty eerie-looking.
Looks like someone needs to go loot some classes their local grammar school!
She lives near the Lake too, just a couple blocks away from Whole Foods, it sounds like you guys are neighbors! She saw all the choppers too, she was calling them vultures. The way the media is, sounds about right!
I think it is very cowardly how some "anarchists" take advantage of these sorts of situations. To me, it is very weak. It proves that they are simply out to express their anger, even if they don't believe in the cause in question. It is a slap in the face to the true supporters of a cause when they simply waltz-on in to a scene and start actining like knuckleheads.
The one thing that gave me pleasure out of all this was watching those same brats getting arrested, was wanting to see 'em get beat up frankly. Losers indeed!
She lives near the Lake too, just a couple blocks away from Whole Foods, it sounds like you guys are neighbors! She saw all the choppers too, she was calling them vultures. The way the media is, sounds about right![/quote]
Wow, we are neighbors! I live closer to grand ave, near the theatre, but we definitely are in the same hood. that's awesome. ha, yeah the media was totally acting damn near giddy whenever it looked like something was going to happen. before sundown one of the reporters said with a petulant whine "Well, there just isn't ANYTHING happening". uh, try not to sound too sad about that, reporter lady.
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