Chaotic and Purposeless Protests
People went out to protests with their BAD emotions and greed! It was not the kind of mind set Dr. Martin Luther King has when he was out on the streets as Civil Rights leader. Protestors can voice out their sentiments through Media, Social Media, Peaceful Protests, and writing an article in your local newspaper.
You defeat your purpose when you start to hurt someone's business, struggles with the Law Enforcers who are out there to keep the "Peace and Order" in your community or city, and stealing or looting the properties of others.
I suggest to gather all the Videos of people who burned, destroyed, vandalized, looted the stores and lock them up. Those Thugs and Mobs, and opportunists, and robbers must be arrested and pay the price of their lawlessness and violent protests.
The four (4) BAD Apples in the Police force did something stupid and uncivilized; and you cannot counter, and resolve such disgusting attitudes and acts with negative expressions of protests.
In my early days, I was involved in Strikes, Rally against the heinous crimes committed by the rebels in the Philippines, and I was in the streets fighting for what is right, for democracy and morality. But we never done those in a violent way or looting in the name of the cause we were fighting for.
Burning of the Police cars, causing chaos and disorder will just make the minorities looks bad. We need to stand united to solve the problems of racism, inequality, poverty, abused of power, and Police brutality. Remember that the Police force is not our enemy. The murder case of Mr. George Floyd by the four policemen does not represents the whole Police force of the country.
Stop the non sense and purposeless protests. Like what the Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia said; "Go home...!" I am not a big fan of CNN, but throwing stones and breaking their windows and building is unacceptable. Its not civilized, its not right, and it will not help the family of Mr. George Floyd and our cities, and country.
I wish our Lawmakers (Congress and Senate) will work on a BiPartisan- "Federal Law" in relation to Violent Protests and Lootings. A long term jail time might make the Thugs and Mobs think twice before doing something idiotic or make them cease from their stupidity.
My heart breaks of what Mr. George Floyd went through in the hands of the bad cops before his death, and the pain his family are in during this very difficult time in their life.
Ely Roque Sagansay
Minister/Author
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