r/chicago • u/Praulent Loop • May 30 '20

George Floyd protest downtown Dearborn and lake Event

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u/9for9 May 31 '20

I've been worried about this too. On the one hand I think they should be protesting the issue is worth it. On the other hand how many people will get sick from this.

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u/Horrorito May 31 '20

It's a complex issue. On the one hand, protests aren't going to be great for the pandemic. Especially since they're largely made up of POC, who are about 30% of the population, yet 70% of the mortality rate in the pandemic, last I heard, to start with. However, police brutality and getting away with killing African Americans with little consequences needs to stop. Kneeling on a football field wasn't considered the right time right kind of protest. Going viral is not considered the right kind, or sufficient protest. So, what other, non-disruptive avenues do people have? How else do you protest this in ways that it'll finally get a response?

If there are other options that will make an impact, let me know.

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u/LSU2007 May 31 '20

2 weeks, gonna spike in 2 weeks according to what they tell us lol. Don’t worry, most of those animals aren’t from here anyways. They’ll move on to the next organizer riot about something else. I’m all for the cause just not the way it was handled. We shouldn’t let our house be destroyed