Originally Posted by
Edge-
There are incidents, but if you look around given the level of activation going on, acts of violence are pretty rare. Yes, there are tragic shootings, lootings, or vandalism, but they're far from the norm. Cops that are covering the streets aren't magically stopping these acts with their presence. Fuck these people.
Meanwhile, while they know there are cameras everywhere, we're seeing widespread aggression from major cities to sleepy little towns. The Buffalo incident you mentioned? There was nobody in the fucking square to even clear, it was 30+ cops to remove what appeared to be maybe a dozen protesters.
I've been to some local protests since this all started. I'm far more worried about getting shot by a less-lethal round or tear gassed for peacefully protesting than I am being the victim of a crime by my fellow protesters.