CARIIS
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Anarchy two blocks from the White House: More than 200 are arrested as riot police teargas masked mob of Trump haters smashing stores and burning cars
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141514/Riot-police-tear-gas-masked-mob-Trump-haters.html
Officers arrested 217 protesters, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. Six police officers were hurt during the protests, including three who were hit in the head with flying objects. All of them have minor injuries.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-inauguration-protest-damages-downtown-washington/
Anarcists. Not protesters. And my white suburban sister is there and say she saw hardly any of that and was not scared.
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Whether the people there causing damage are labeled anarchist they were there to protest, that makes them protestors. Yes there were those there holding signs( against) on the route of the parade that were peaceful, but nor all were peaceful as far as their mouths. jmo The link from the dailymail showing the rioting protestors did happen, but far from the parade route. DC is a big city, because someone that lives/works there and didn't see any protesting/rioting doesn't mean it didn't happen. Living in baltimore city with the rioting early in 2016 on the west side I didn't see anything on the east side, without the news I wouldn't have known it happened. jmo idk
seems like this disussion happens every time - the vast majority of protesters were there to peacefully voice their opinion, the people that were there in masks and committing crimes are most accurately described by the terms anarchists and criminals, not protesters. insisting on calling them protesters is usually done by people that want to try to lump them in with all the rest of the peaceful people that were there in an effort to condemn all of them.
99% of the people protesting in washington this weekend will do nothing illegal, it has nothing to do with "interrupting the peaceful transition of power", and they are participating in something that has gone on since the founding of this country and should never be discouraged.
seems like this disussion happens every time - the vast majority of protesters were there to peacefully voice their opinion, the people that were there in masks and committing crimes are most accurately described by the terms anarchists and criminals, not protesters. insisting on calling them protesters is usually done by people that want to try to lump them in with all the rest of the peaceful people that were there in an effort to condemn all of them.
99% of the people protesting in washington this weekend will do nothing illegal, it has nothing to do with "interrupting the peaceful transition of power", and they are participating in something that has gone on since the founding of this country and should never be discouraged.
I agree with the first part of your post that the vast majority of protesters were there peacefully and though I may not agree with their opinions I 100% agree with their right to express their opinion.
I however don't think protesters and anarchists are mutually exclusive.
i didnt say they were, i said that they arent most accurately described by the term "protester" - especially when it seems that people willfully do so in an effort to lump them all in together, to condemn a large group by the actions of a few.
I must have missed the post that condemned the entire group of protesters. There are peaceful protesters and violent protesters.
§ 22–1322. Rioting or inciting to riot.
https://beta.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/22-1322.html
§ 22–3312.03. Wearing hoods or masks.
https://beta.code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3312.03.html
I hope they are all charged accordingly. jmo
Just got back from the march in my city. It was wonderful. The police estimate the crowd to have been 75000-100000, which isn't bad for a city with a population of around 220000! There were women, children and men of all ages and races. And some hilarious signs. I mean, you have to laugh, or else you cry, right? It was a bright spot in what is a very dark time. So glad I went.
Just got back from the march in my city. It was wonderful. The police estimate the crowd to have been 75000-100000, which isn't bad for a city with a population of around 220000! There were women, children and men of all ages and races. And some hilarious signs. I mean, you have to laugh, or else you cry, right? It was a bright spot in what is a very dark time. So glad I went.