Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
Monday, a lawyer for one of two brothers who have been detained since June for felonies they apparently committed during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol said his client’s actions were comparable to those who participated in Black Lives Matter protests.
US District Judge Rudolph Contreras who is overseeing the case wasn’t amused by McBride’s comparison. “The one violent Black Lives Matter protester that came to me went to prison, so some arguments are going to resonate more than others,” he retorted.
A comparison simply cannot be made. Those who participated in storming the Capitol on January 6 took an unfathomably violent approach to desperately keep former president Donald Trump—a fascist—in office. Because he glorified violence and increased militarization of homeland security agencies.
The people who took to the street in solidarity with BLM brought awareness to how we are the ones being shot and killed by police like clockwork (and we’re lucky if the officers responsible are punished for their crimes). They used their individual power to come together and try to save lives, not destroy them.
Studies have shown that in more than 93% of protests associated with Black Lives Matter over the course of 2020, those who participated were not violent or destructive. More than 2,400 locations documented peaceful protests, while fewer than 220 locations reported violent demonstrations.
In addition, 900 people have been charged in the January 6 insurrection, while 2020 BLM protests saw only around 300 people arrested. The mob who took it upon themselves to protect a second Trump presidency were heavily armed, stormed government property, attempted to detonate pipe bombs and assaulted nearly 150 officers.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...id=a2hs&cvid=a7b67c2eb42d4828b0aa371e1de5624d
US District Judge Rudolph Contreras who is overseeing the case wasn’t amused by McBride’s comparison. “The one violent Black Lives Matter protester that came to me went to prison, so some arguments are going to resonate more than others,” he retorted.
A comparison simply cannot be made. Those who participated in storming the Capitol on January 6 took an unfathomably violent approach to desperately keep former president Donald Trump—a fascist—in office. Because he glorified violence and increased militarization of homeland security agencies.
The people who took to the street in solidarity with BLM brought awareness to how we are the ones being shot and killed by police like clockwork (and we’re lucky if the officers responsible are punished for their crimes). They used their individual power to come together and try to save lives, not destroy them.
Studies have shown that in more than 93% of protests associated with Black Lives Matter over the course of 2020, those who participated were not violent or destructive. More than 2,400 locations documented peaceful protests, while fewer than 220 locations reported violent demonstrations.
In addition, 900 people have been charged in the January 6 insurrection, while 2020 BLM protests saw only around 300 people arrested. The mob who took it upon themselves to protect a second Trump presidency were heavily armed, stormed government property, attempted to detonate pipe bombs and assaulted nearly 150 officers.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...id=a2hs&cvid=a7b67c2eb42d4828b0aa371e1de5624d
