The people destroying the property obviously thought it was...
It's getting hard in this thread to tell the difference between a circular argument and pretzel logic.
Americans of African heritage increasingly protested their deaths by police shootings over the last few years from Ferguson, MO to Charleston, SC and after George Floyd, nationally and internationally. The discussion is older than Rodney King, especially in the Civil Rights era of the late 50s-60s.
In this thread, conservatives overwhelmingly responded by pointing out the loss of property, rarely commenting on the reason of the protests and then doubled down by implying that ALL or the majority of the protesters were involved in destruction and never once mentioned the many times peaceful protesters and their leaders denounced the violence.
I have not seen anyone condemn Jan. 6 rally itself. There has been criticism of speakers being incendiary, especially Trump, who was the last speaker and invited the crowd to march with him to the Capitol.
At the Capitol, protesters stormed the building, took selfies, souvenirs, did significant damage, urinated and defecated in public spaces. Ashley Babbitt was shot and killed.
@blkdlaur repeatedly has called her death *******. I asked a few days ago why did that standard not apply to the Americans of African descent, who when shot to death running away, he and others insisted they were at fault for not complying with law enforcement instructions. Ashley Babbitt was repeatedly told to leave. Kyle broke the law illegally acquiring that weapon, he broke the law transporting it across state lines. I personally can't see treating his action as if he awoke to someone breaking into his home.
Nevertheless, when I asked a few days ago why these situations are treated differently along racial lines, some of you demanded race not be brought into the discussion. Now, others ask the question, and the responses are primarily insults and retorts.
For the record, I believe life is sacrosanct above all else.
Thou shalt not *******.
There aren't any excepts, unless, commas, etc. attached to that commandment, and in all honesty, I apply it to the state as well (please, an argument for another day-just my opinion).
I seek better understanding, insults won't bring it. I don't see equal application or equal desire to apply the law. What am I missing?