Black Lives Matter Protests Today in UK

[Lower]

Big numbers attending the protests today across the country despite the government asking people not to attend due to the coronavirus.

Unsurprisingly, a large proportion of the attendees are from the BAME communities. As coronavirus seems to hit the BAME community disproportionately harder, surely attending a mass protest with minimal social distancing is not the smartest thing to do.

 

[Notch7]

I think the BAME community hope this is a defining moment in history, they feel they must seize the moment to make permanent change.

What is sad is that social distancing is being forgotten as they get swept up in the movement.

It is sad that these mass protests will cause a spike in Covid amongst a community that is at most risk and there will be lots of deaths that didnt have to happen.

 

[Doug99]

It is sad that these mass protests will cause a spike in Covid amongst a community that is at most risk and there will be lots of deaths that didnt have to happen.

And you'll still blame Boris

 

[Ihavenojob]

 

[Trazor]

It is sad that these mass protests will cause a spike in Covid amongst a community that is at most risk and there will be lots of deaths that didnt have to happen.

As most are fairly young, it probably won't touch them, not so for their parents/grandparents.

 

[JohnD]

And you'll still blame Boris

Boris can be blamed for being a liar, a racist, and an incompetent.

But not just because he is an immigrant.

 

[Notch7]

And you'll still blame Boris

No I would not.

 

[Doug99]

Boris can be blamed for being a liar, a racist, and an incompetent.

But not just because he is an immigrant.

A nonsensical comment in response to anything referring to 'Boris'.

 

[tony1851]

The thousands gathering in protest are honouring a known criminal, who had been in jail several times, one of the offences being holding a lone woman at gunpoint in her own house while he ransacked the place for valuables.
Meanwhile, in St Louis, a 77-year old retired African-American police officer, David Dorn, has been killed as he tried to help protect a shop owned by a friend of his. Seriously, who is more worthy of being honoured? Or is the ex-police officer just 'collateral damage'?

 

[JohnD]

A nonsensical comment in response to anything referring to 'Boris'.

Which parts do you disagree with?

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

The thousands gathering in protest

The thousands gathering are protesting.
They're protesting against police violence, especially police violence against the BAME community.

 

[Doug99]

Which parts do you disagree with?

But has no relevance to the matter being discussed.

 

[IT Minion]

The thousands gathering in protest are honouring a known criminal, who had been in jail several times, one of the offences being holding a lone woman at gunpoint in her own house while he ransacked the place for valuables.

Indeed, anyone with a spent conviction is still subject to random execution at any point, even if you don't know they have a spent conviction.

Twit.

 

[Bodd]

especially police violence against the BAME community.

Really..... Has Tony's name been mentioned?

https://www.scotsman.com/news/polit...xplained-and-what-happened-tony-timpa-2876072

 

[tony1851]

Indeed, anyone with a spent conviction is still subject to random execution at any point, even if you don't know they have a spent conviction.

Twit.

'Execution' is a specific term. We won't know the full details until the trial is heard.