The lockdown collateral damage and death thread

[SeattleUte]

Just so my position crystal clear for posterity.

I am totally, 100% behind the protesters, and I know they are sincerely occurring because of the murder of George Floyd (usually, I don’t pre-judge before trial, but we all saw the video and can think for ourselves). Those were organized and purposeful, righteous and peaceful. There’s nothing more about the horror of the cops’ crime that I could add to what’s been said.

The riots are reprehensible, have to some extent hijacked the protests, but a predictable and obvious result of the lockdown’s excesses and resulting economic suffering and loss of liberty. The murder of George Floyd was like lighting a match amid fumes. Obviously, the rioters are not breaking windows, stealing Nikes, beating store owners, to honor George Floyd.

[old_gregg]

Just so my position crystal clear for posterity.

I am totally, 100% behind the protesters, and I know they are sincerely occurring because of the murder of George Floyd (usually, I don’t pre-judge before trial, but we all saw the video and can think for ourselves). Those were organized and purposeful, righteous and peaceful. There’s nothing more about the horror of the cops’ crime that I could add to what’s been said.

The riots are reprehensible, have to some extent hijacked the protests, but a predictable and obvious result of the lockdown’s excesses and resulting economic suffering and loss of liberty. The murder of George Floyd was like lighting a match amid fumes. Obviously, the rioters are not breaking windows, stealing Nikes, beating store owners, to honor George Floyd.

stealing nikes....?

[Non Sequitur]

Just so my position crystal clear for posterity.

I am totally, 100% behind the protesters, and I know they are sincerely occurring because of the murder of George Floyd (usually, I don’t pre-judge before trial, but we all saw the video and can think for ourselves). Those were organized and purposeful, righteous and peaceful. There’s nothing more about the horror of the cops’ crime that I could add to what’s been said.

The riots are reprehensible, have to some extent hijacked the protests, but a predictable and obvious result of the lockdown’s excesses and resulting economic suffering and loss of liberty. The murder of George Floyd was like lighting a match amid fumes. Obviously, the rioters are not breaking windows, stealing Nikes, beating store owners, to honor George Floyd.

Well said.

[Jeff Lebowski]

JL, please delete the silver linings thread. It’s embarrassing. A parody of this place.

Lol. Could you possibly be any more insufferable? I don't think so.

[YOhio]

I worry that home church may reduce the number of LDS who attend church after services resume and result in the loss of tons of blessings.

[Northwestcoug]

Collateral damage? Brother, let me tell you:

My mask gets pretty stinky if I forget to wash it.
I hate that I have to put it back on every time I walk out of my office. My employees I get, but me? I shouldn't be afraid if they see me without one on. Don't they know who's their boss?!?
The hospital won't even let me enter without a mask on.
And if I forget my favorite one, I have to pull out my spare one that's too tight on my ears.

Thanks SU for the space to vent!

[Northwestcoug]

It’s prevalent on right and left to distinguishes the protesters from the rioters. I spend ten weeks a hear of my own time helping save indigent death row inmates. I’m largely a libertarian. Nobody hates what happened to Floyd George more than I do. But I hate all forms of civil liberties abridgment. I’m probably as or more more tolerant of this civil disobedience than anyone here. In the past there have been riots after cops murdered black people, but nothing like the scope and intensity of this. It’s now in Europe. This is 1930s or 1968 all over again, because the shutdown has only greatly amplified economic suffering that existed before and vastly created new suffering. It’s always economic suffering that brings out vast and unstoppable rioting like this.

It’s infuriating that the people with power in America couldn’t see this coming. It’s totally predictable. And it won’t go away until the economy is fixed.

All playful insults and kidding aside, thank you for this service. That is holy work.

[Bo Diddley]

I worry that home church may reduce the number of LDS who attend church after services resume and result in the loss of tons of blessings.

[SeattleUte]

stealing nikes....?

The big Nike store across from my office has been completely destroyed and looted. What's so funny?

[BigPiney]

https://youtu.be/qi8KJ0boov8

[clackamascoug]

Nothing is ever 100% right - or 100% wrong... I'm guessing 75% of the protesters are doing it for the right reason, and I stand with them. The other 20% are agent provocateurs who are using the protesting to start riots so they can benefit individually. The remaining 5% are scumbags gaming the situation and are doing 60% of the of the damage and encouraging others to loot with them to lessen their odds of being singled out.

Then law enforcement is 50% good - and 50% gangs of mutual protection as they labor 25 years to earn a pension and exit their rat race life.

Even I've been 75% good, 20% edgy, and 5% corrupt during my too long of life. Who here is perfect?

Anybody need some NIKE's? I've recently come into possession of 300 pairs - sizes 9-13 - asking half price. BM for payment instructions.

[jay santos]

I don't think it's completely irrelevant that George Floyd lost his job due to Covid-19.

[old_gregg]

The big Nike store across from my office has been completely destroyed and looted. What's so funny?

yikes, my dude

[SeattleUte]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lockdown-tinderbox-11591140534?emailToken=d01004b907af6b90215562b5c0ef738dzLrqz7tndfoDOgs57m0JZSxzbtbz+RiXb2WjFitBE91ckmmpe4duXGeP2qg6kL0fipCNynAI/VMMqWTbdnSUPw%3D%3D&reflink=article_copyURL_share

[Uncle Ted]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-loc..._copyURL_share

Yep, the dems threw gas on this one...

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