To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1331423 ) 12/1/2021 8:07:33 PM From: Tenchusatsu Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572702 That's the thing, Wharfie. Discussions of race, solutions such as education, affirmative action, anti-police brutality measures, and what not, have all been tried before BLM. It has always been a part of our national conscience ever since I was born. Then Michael Brown gets shot in Ferguson. Immediately the left creates the slogan, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot!" It caught on quickly, especially among Hollywood and sports celebrities, even though it was a lie. After that, and after many other high-profile killings of Black people, including Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, the slogan "Black Lives Matter" is created. This was all to bring "awareness" to racism in America, even though the awareness never disappeared. Fast-forward to today. The descendants of left-wing terrorist groups like Weather Underground are now in charge, like Chesa Boudin here in San Francisco. They implement the very policies that BLM has been demanding, including: - The defunding of police. - The elimination of cash bail - The emptying of jails - The decriminalization of theft and drug possession - The elimination of mug shots and the skin color of suspects - The disarming and political prosecution of self-defenders - The hiring of public defenders as district attorneys - The introduction of Critical Race Theory into schools and corporate "diversity" training You see the result. Crime is on the rise. Theft is on rise. Murders are on the rise. You ask me what is to blame for murders before BLM, but that's a stupid question because again, you're IGNORING how bad the problem has become today.B eing soft on crime and hard on the police is having predictable, repeatable results. Tenchusatsu