KANSAS CITY #BLACKLIVES MATTER PROTESTERS SMASH GLASS IN WESTPORT, LAUNCH WATER BOTTLES AT POLICE AND MARCH INTO THE NIGHT AMID RISING AMERICAN CIVIL UNREST OVER POLICE KILLING GEORGE FLOYD!!!



A peaceful Kansas City protest against police brutality quickly turned violent after dark and during a march throughout Midtown.

The rundown . . .

A white dude who allegedly showed up to the protest with a rifle started a ruckus as fighting broke out betwixt protesters and police moved in . . .

Protesters marching through Westport broke windows at the Ale House at the corner of Archibald and Broadway.

Throughout the night, protesters threw water bottles at each other and the police.

Eventually, KCPD used pepper spray to "encourage" protesters to disperse.

Overview from KK:

“After throwing rock and bottles, breaking a few business windows and smashing 4 police cars an unlawful assembly was declared at around 1 am. Pepper spray was used and the last 50 or so non-lawful protesters were dispersed. No looting. 5 arrests."

Around the 4 in the AM Midtown erupted in a spate of gunfire with dozens of shot echoing through streets.

More than anything, here's the dispute we're seeing among denizens of the local discourse in the aftermath of the protest: Progressives cheer the destruction and right-wingers denying the importance of the upheaval and protest.

Either way . . .

MAKE NO MISTAKE: THIS KANSAS CITY PROTEST WAS ANYTHING BUT PEACEFUL AND UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS RISK MORE VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION!!!

Here's the early morning response from Mayor Quinton Lucas attempting to tone down the chaos across Midtown last night:

"After a tough night in many cities across our country, I want to thank the many of you who made your voices heard peacefully last night and this morning in Kansas City. As always, I’ll review what your city can do better—tomorrow and long after."

A shout out to KCPD:

"I also want to thank the women and men of @kcpolice who maintained a safe forum in our city for many voices to be heard. I expect us all to continue in our work this weekend and beyond: to grieve, to speak, and to find justice for all in our community."

Further reading starting with KCMO and then a look at the bigger picture . . .

KCMO Unrest Overnight

Following Minneapolis Riots, Kansas City's Black Lives Matter Protests Last Late Into The Night

A couple hundred people turned out for a peaceful protest in Midtown Kansas City on Friday, the first of what was expected to be a weekend of such events triggered by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis this week.


KCPD Pepper Spray Protesters

KC police use pepper spray to disperse Westport protesters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri, police deployed pepper spray to disperse several hundred protesters Friday night who had marched from the Country Club Plaza to Westport. An estimated 150 to 200 protesters, who began gathering before 3 p.m. at the J.C.


Progressives On The March

Photos: Uprisings across America over George Floyd's death

"Please, please, I can't breathe, officer," a man pleads, his wrists handcuffed behind his back, his face ground into the pavement. The police officer continues to press his knee into the man's neck. The man, 46-year-old George Floyd, died later that day. Floyd was black; the cop, white.


Prez Trump Military Powers Considered Amid Worsening Unrest

Trump is unlikely to deploy military in Minneapolis unrest, but has the authority to do so

President Donald Trump's threat Friday to involve the military more deeply in the response to protests and looting in Minneapolis is unlikely to come to fruition, but he has the authority to deploy active-duty forces or National Guardsmen under his control, defense officials and national security experts said.


America In Chaos

Across the country, thousands plead for justice as chaos, unrest grows

Chaos erupted across the country Friday night as thousands of protesters descended on nearly a dozen cities, pleading for justice in the wake of 46-year-old George Floyd's killing earlier this week in Minneapolis. Several demonstrations escalated into violence as police cars were burned and scuffles broke out between law enforcement and protesters.


Riots Gear Up

George Floyd protests spread across major US cities as police clash with demonstrators - follow live

Angry protests continued for a fourth straight night in cities across the US over the death of Minneapolis citizen George Floyd, the African American who was killed when he was pinned to the ground by local police officers and choked with a knee pressed against his throat.


Political Motivations Abound

'A national crisis': how the killing of George Floyd is changing US politics

Riots in Minneapolis and across the US triggered by video footage showing George Floyd, a black man, killed under the knee of a police officer, has caused a dramatic shift in the national political debate in America and thrust race to the center of the stage.


You decide . . .

Comments

  1. I don't know what riot the mayor was watching but it wasn't in KC. He doesn't really know what's going on here. This isn't his town.

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    1. ^^^^ Said just another joco bum.

      Sorry but the mayor has more roots in KC than any of the suburbanites who read this blog. sorry boys.

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    2. And so do many of the hood rats in this city who murder each other by the hundreds. If the mayor wants to turn HIS city into Mogadishu, I guess that’s his decision to do so and the will of his voters.

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  2. I guess dinner tonight at the plaza is cancelled.

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  3. LOL, Killa City Home To Crime!

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  4. And you know this how??? Get his pecker outta yo mouth son

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  5. ^^^^ You think about peckers an awfully lot.

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  6. Looks like they were just trying to turn their lives around.

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  7. Mayor McDrinkerson, kowtowing to criminals.

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  8. Make no mistake, last night was a test run to see how far they could go. Tonight and the next few nights will get progressively worse.

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  9. I THREW A BOTTLE!!

    I THREW A BOTTLE!!

    YOU GUYS SEE THAT!!??

    WHHHAHHHH MY EYES ARE IRRITATED I NEED MILK!!

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  10. Covad-19.... national dialogue gone.
    But please call these for what they are... riots.

    And sugar coating is irresponsible and throws shade on the importance of the 1960’s sacrifices.

    If Lucas is worth his salt- the 10-10-10 Mayor will get body cameras on the KCPD.

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  11. Everybody's a celebrity!
    Breaking windows is something I finally found I can do well!
    Will there be selfies?
    Did you see me on TV?
    What state's Minneapolis in again?
    Local KCMO versions of national issues are always so lame.
    What a tiresome joke.

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  12. The cop has been arrested. Why is there rioting in our city. This is not a protest it's a riot. Why do we and our police let these people get by with riots. I'm sick of this.

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  13. ^^ Because it is all they can do. What else are they going to do ? Build a mass transit highway system ? Fiber network ? Commuter operating system ? Develop an educational system ? or drive a Chrysler 300 doing dope with Haynes on their heads and then shooting at 3 year olds and mostly their fellow down lows. BLM ! lol what a fucking joke. Life doesn't matter to them. Here, Africa or Europe. Kid only the queer kids with koolaid hair and the ugly artsy Volvo sticker bitches that worked security last week at an abortion center, next week sporting the rasta shirt at the legalize protests. JImmy Fallon wore the bitch face, so did Anderson Copper, Whoopies Boyfriend and Joy Behar.

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  14. Media/Mayors/Shitlibs/etc. are dead silent about social distancing at a riot, but lost their minds a week ago about a pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks.

    Weird

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      Absolutely correct! Where are the calls for anyone who was at the protest to self quarantine for 14 days? Will the news casters get hysterical about that possibility of mass infections because of this? Will they call for an end to protest?

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  15. The guy walking around with a rifle probably one of the few who wasn't breaking the law.

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  16. these headlines are exaggerated

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  17. Not to worry, when the autopsy and toxicology report show that Lloyd died from his own dissolute habits and not from police action, the rioters will carefully put everything back the way it was, rebuild all the buildings they burned and return all the wide screen TVs they stole.

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  18. Just For the Record5/30/20, 8:44 AM

    On a positive note, a large number of Minneapolis residents have already finished their Christmas shopping.

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  19. I think I will move back to the cabin in the woods where the only things creeping around at night is four legged animals feeding. Where the farmers in the area are known and thought to shoot first ask questions later then feed the victims/evidence to the hogs. Crime is very low because the Sheriff might be an hour away so lock and load carries out any justice needed. The hood rats avoid those kind of areas.

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  20. Byron Funkhouser5/30/20, 9:12 AM

    ^^Thankfully, you clearly have no idea what it's like to live in "the woods".

    "Progressives cheer the destruction ..."

    That's a damn lie!

    If the virus would of waited just two weeks, I would be safely in Canada.

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  21. @9:12 clearly one can see you don't Byron. Your a crook and convicted felon Byron you can't go to Canada. The newsies love the rioting and violence, gives them all something to blow and go about.

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  22. There is no coverage of any of this on the morning news. Weird. The threatening "dude with a rifle" is a Cards fan with a scoped deer rifle. Weird.

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  23. Byron has never heard of Skidmore Mo. Countless other towns like it where the local bully or trouble makers seem to be eliminated.

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  24. Funny thing. I saw Byron in Raytown yesterday. You posers keep pretending you dont know he is here. Why?

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  25. ......"But when you talk about destruction.....Don't you know you can count me OUT!".......

    John Lennon '68.

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  26. Not even a fucking Pandemic could hold the spotlight for very long against the black agendas. If World War Three were to start, CNN would have breaking news on a White on Black incident in BFE and cover it 24/7. As usual for your convenience all the narratives would be fully formed and explained complete with political and celebrity endorsements. Haven't we been down this road before with Ferguson and Covington boys? Get the feeling when an event occurs the script kicks in and plays out until the real facts are revealed? Rush to judgement, always, have to get all the rioting in until the truth throws a wet blanket on the fireworks.

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  27. These rioting, ransacking Democrats aren't "protesters"

    they're Domestic Terrorists.

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  28. Isn't there any other races on the planet and in the USA besides whites and Blacks. Christ I am tired of worrying about the black experience from the beginning of time to current day. When police have to interact with criminals (Floyd has an extensive criminal record) bad outcomes can happen. If the criminal is under the influence there is a higher risk of a bad outcome. There should have been no reference to race. It was a police on suspect encounter. Anything more is as George Carlin said "It's all bullshit and bad for ya". Peace.

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  29. Don’t worry about anderson pooper showing up for work anytime soon, sissy boi will be hiding in his basement (if he wasn’t already) because the Chinese news network cnn got what they deserved last night, too bad they didn’t burn their stupid building down, hey now, they got insurance amiright! Imagine how scared they were when the rioters started destroying their place of business.

    They deserved it for inciting the violence to begin with. Is it fake news now cnn?

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  30. They won't be happy until a police force with balls steps ip and shoots some of these malcontents dead.

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  31. 12% of the population is 75% of the problem and half the people in TV commercials. F__k them.

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  32. "Not to worry, when the autopsy and toxicology report show that Lloyd died from his own dissolute habits and not from police action, the rioters will carefully put everything back the way it was, rebuild all the buildings they burned and return all the wide screen TVs they stole."

    And when it doesn't will you apologize for being an erroneous bigoted fuckface?

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  33. ^^^And are you going to also????????????????????

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  34. Just the facts Ma'am5/30/20, 10:30 AM

    A "Statement of Probable Cause" of the death of George Floyd has been released by the City of Minneapolis, and it concludes that Floyd's death was due to underlying health conditions, not strangulation.

    "The autopsy revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation," the statement reads, according to CNN.

    "Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death."

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  35. ^^^So having three police officers on him with one pressing his knee to his neck for almost nine minutes had absolutely nothing to do with his death?

    Life on you planet must be really interesting.

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  36. Unfortunately in situations like this no one is going to get the truth because everyone has an agenda. The fact is that this man is still dead and would not have been had the police handled the situation differently. Someone has to take the blame for that or the whole country will go up in flames, so these cops are toast. But it won't stop it happening again.

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  37. So no crime by police, just bad optics?

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  38. The media will interpret this for us, no thinking please.

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  39. Rufus has proclaimed from his trailer in Frogville it war all Floyd's fault. Ifn he hadn't had his neck right whar thet ocifer wanted to put his knee he'd steel be alive today!

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  40. Everyone has quarterbacked this. Science reveals the truth. But as in Ferguson the narrative has been written and the narrative must, must be true and will remain. No way anyone backs down from this, too fucking embarrassing AGAIN.

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  41. 10:44 AM. Floyd was a criminal. His behaviors put him at high risk for lifestyle bad outcomes. Mix that with police encounters with criminal behaviors and the risk soars higher. Unfortunately a perfect storm put him in that position under the knee that DID NOT CHOKE HIM. If you play on the highway don't blame the semi that flattens your stupid ass.

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  42. 10:38 every week in football season more people on piled on worse than George was and live to talk about it. His restraint maybe wasn't the total cause of death, but could have helped it along. What I have not seen is some really good footage of what took place prior to the need officers all felt was needed to restrict Floyd's movements. I truly think something is missing here. Body cam footage creates more questions than answers. Something escalated what happened here. Not sure it was cops who did it maybe they did but as we all know for every action there is a reaction. Did George really piss theses cops off that bad? What could he have done to do so? Remember we are not talking about one person here but four adult males wearing badges that are suppose to stay cool headed and for the most part it appears on the body cams they are. Then something changed and the whole incident went down the crapper. Not saying the cops are innocent by any means but man a whole lot of wrong happened here some how.

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  43. Plaza is closing at 4:00 PM today until Monday. KMBC

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  44. There is more. It does not make sense knowing that this is being recorded in plain view of the public that a cop would outright murder someone. Since he was not choked the pressure applied was not sufficient to kill. He was however retrained for some reason yet to be determined. Rush to judgement, AGAIN?

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  45. George Soros's money is paying for a lot of the "protesters".

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  46. Hey 10:44 This is Rufus in Frogville. As a white person, if redneck Cletus down the street who has a long criminal record gets himself killed with any kind of encounter with cops to aliens, I could give a shit. If I wanted a poster boy to spearhead a movement I would look for someone with no criminal record. Is a long criminal record the norm in the black community? I have spent my entire life trying to reduce my risk of bad outcomes to zero by avoiding encounters with the police. These people put their selves at risk all the time by their past and current behaviors. We all know that but the media and activist tell us different every time. I blame media, activist and politicians who could if they would stop this endless loop of rushing to judgement and the consequences that follow.

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  47. The Truth Regarding Police Shooting Blacks Vs Whites
    Again, I don't think any decent human being doubts that the recent death of George Floyd was anything short of tragic. I sincerely hope that the psychopathic cop gets the punishment that he clearly deserves. However, when the actual statistics are revealed, this continuing narrative that the police are senselessly shooting (and/or killing) more black people than white people, doesn't add up.

    Here is the actual data taken from 2017:

    In 2017, 62% of the US population was white, and 59% of all violent crimes were committed by whites, which is 3% LESS than the representative white population.

    In 2017, 12% of the US population was black, and yet 38% of all violent crimes were committed by blacks, which is MORE than three times the representative black population.

    In 2017, MORE than twice the number of white people were shot and killed by police than blacks, despite the fact that blacks were significantly over-represented in terms of being arrested and committing virtually every type of crime.

    Police brutality and unnecessary force needs to end for ALL races, and yet all we are hearing and seeing is blatant, intentional divisiveness by perpetuating the myth that most white people are privileged, evil and racist. This struggle will never end unless we see through the lies. We need to come together to defeat these issues, otherwise we're done for good as a nation.

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  48. The BLM protests in these situations are based on the rawest emotions brought on by false narratives, misdirection and as in the case of Floyd extremely bad optics. We are then told what to believe. Any challenge is met with shout downs, intimidation and violence. The facts must be ignored at all cost.

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  49. ^^^ were done for good as a nation if the blacks are still here so....

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  50. I love it when MAGATs deflect and distract from systemic, tax-payer funded racism. Everyone sees your pathetic attempts to spread hate and fear. You've NEVER been part of the solution. Never. America cannot and should never again look to a MAGAT for answers. There aren't any.

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  51. Ever seen a fookin western ? Ever seen "Tombstone" ? Rememember only the criminals complain about their "human rights". If you are old enough, you know what pisses off a pathological liar or con artist is not believing their lies. Their next step is outright violence justified by your lack of belief, in their eyes. Perhaps the media recognizes this, and chooses to go along with the narrative-to preserve the peace. But we all know that would just be kickin the can down the road. Media is incapable of telling the truth bout anything, they know that a cop killing a black man represents 1 in 100,000 of black murder victims- 90,000 of them being victims of their own black brothers. God help us.

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  52. BTW 11:23 Isn't it a shame that it would be extremely dangerous to you, your family and property to put your name to these facts? The city attorneys are being harrased over the preliminary findings in this case. The tail is trying it's best to wag the dog under threat of violence. Borders on terrorism.

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  53. I think most of us are done with this constant bull crap. It's always wrong and by the time we find out it's wrong every celebrity, politician and MSM is onboard to the point they can't back down. Then they have the arrogance to continue with the fake news. I noticed the initial autopsy findings are back page so far.

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  54. Trump will not be re-elected. History shows presidents in office during riots always lose the next election.

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  55. Smiling Selfies Lucas needs to call up KC's very own caped crusader, the Superman Guy to get this under control.

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  56. They've got nothing to do with George Floyd, but they've got plenty to do with George Soros.

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  57. Rioters and looters are NOT protesters.

    They are criminals.

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  58. George Floyd autopsy shows no signs of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation, attributes death to 'being restrained, his underlying health conditions, and any potential intoxicants in his system'


    Ruh Roh

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  59. Maybe Obama and Michelle should sell their mansions and beach houses and live in one these communities that so desperately needs their leadership?

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  60. I just talked to a cop and they are expecting tonight to get very very bad, he said and I quote, expect the worst, he also said they are preparing accordingly. This is going to get interesting boys and girls.

    Will bLIEron be down there rioting, I mean protesting with his favored Kolored people?

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  61. 12:49 this was nevar about the police and this ignorant black thug, it’s always been about stealing and destruction. Black people have no morals or principles let alone any respect for other people or their property.

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  62. Free for all tonight! Free stuff everywhere for the taking! Woo hoo!

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  63. Kapernick was the first to kneel, it must have inspired the cop.

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  64. "12:49 this was nevar about the police and this ignorant black thug, it’s always been about stealing and destruction. Black people have no morals or principles let alone any respect for other people or their property."

    So you're saying all this would have happened even if George Floyd had not been killed by cops? And how do you know he was ignorant or a thug?

    Wouldn't your time be more well spent putting some Rustoleum on your trailer while the weather is dry rather than posting on TKC?

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  65. Ummmm, when I worked in Westport in the early 2000s that was called a regular Saturday night.

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  66. These "protests" have nothing to do with Floyd.

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  67. 1:26 I put rustoleum on my trailer last week! It works real good too!

    Yes it does happen everyday dummy, don’t you watch the news? Black thugs rape, rob and murder everyday try proving me wrong, give me your proof that they don’t.... I won’t bother waiting for proof because there isn’t any for you to provide, thanks for playing though!

    Apparently ole Georgie died of something else because his autopsy said he didn’t die from what the cop did so you need to get a new narrative. the science says otherwise, see how I used science against you! You despicable dimwits have been using it so it must be true amiright! Hahahahaha!

    What’s even funnier is captcha had a confederate statue in it!

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  68. "YOU will have to do better than that." Applies to fucking everybody.

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  69. African Americans built this country and I’m ok if they want to burn it down. The nastiness of most of the commenters in here tell me al o need to know about how bad racism has gotten in this country. Blacks are use to doing without, will you? Burn baby burn!

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  70. it applies to politicians, lawmakers, it applies to police, it applies to criminals, it applies to SJW, it applies to conservatives, liberals, it applies to private prisons, it applies to the courts, it applies to black folks, white folks, housewives, feminists, corporations, the CIA, FBI, health insurance companies, wall street, The USDA, BLM (bureau of land management & black lives matter), schools, kids, adults, the rich, the poor....

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  71. Racism is a 100% learned behavior. Hey, MAGATS ... your parents failed you miserably. You complete the failure by refusing to unlearn the weak and distasteful lessons. Quit being a dick and grow up. Be an adult for once in your miserable life.

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  72. it applies to the media, it applies to porn stars & prostitutes, it applies to the pentagon, hollywood, it applies to Netflix, Amazon, it applies to developers, sexually active teenagers, it applies to banks, it applies to meth heads....

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  73. fuck you 2:55, do not act black kids are not taught to hate white people. They often do not even attack the right white people, and there goes an 'ally'. bye bye.

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  74. Funny, when a black person gives me stink eye or gives me shit, or attacks for zero reason, i don't know if i should say staaaaaaawp it or grab them by the neck either.

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  75. See it's like this, if we didn't have black people one wouldn't have died and none would be in the streets destroying a cities.

    So blame all those black folks who sold their kinfolk into slavery.

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  76. Police officers are sometimes killing white people too for questionable reasons, like the teenager quickly backing out of the garage of his home in Johnson County a few years ago. The mother couldn't believe the police shot him after she called them to come. Human beings are flawed, something them severely, so you get flawed people in all walks of life. This officer is guilty of killing George Floyd and should spend a long time in jail. If you watch the video and think he didn't cause or at least contribute greatly to the death, you're both blind and stupid.

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  77. "So blame all those black folks who sold their kinfolk into slavery."

    Without buyers there would have been so sellers. So blame all those white folks who paid all those black folks who sold their kinfolk into slavery.

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  78. ^^^^Oh thats so lame.

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  79. 3:51, in the larger historical perspective, some of the buyers were blacks and other minorities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Africa

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  80. You're right. A few blacks owned slaves as did some of the Indian tribes in what became Oklahoma, but the operative word is "few." There weren't very many.

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  81. in america there were not many black slave owners. In africa there were many.
    And don't try to clump all white people together with primarily WASPs in the US slavery. For really dangerous work they like to use free immigrant labor, if immigrant died they did not care, if a slave died that was a loss of capital.

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  82. Some white people, including myself, are not going to tolerate confusing them or their ancestors as a WASP.

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  83. The protests are peaceful until the Boogaloo Bois and Proud Boys show up to light the matches.

    That's the real story.

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  84. If BLM then why isn’t this crap going on every day when they are out their slaughtering each other?
    What the hell did all these retail businesses have to do with it?
    Who raised these animals to hate and act like fools?
    Let’s see these FFFFF KKKKKS do something productive and act civilized. Oh, they can’t.
    Where are the parents of these morons?

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  85. If BLM then why isn’t this crap going on every day when they are out their slaughtering each other?
    What the hell did all these retail businesses have to do with it?
    Who raised these animals to hate and act like fools?
    Let’s see these FFFFF KKKKKS do something productive and act civilized. Oh, they can’t.
    Where are the parents of these morons?

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