George Floyd's murder has sparked protests nationwide, starting in Minneapolis and spreading across the nation. Some people are asking, "Why protest where George Floyd's murder didn't take place?" Simple, every city (big or mid-sized) has had similar incidents where unarmed black men have died at the hands of bad cops. It's also to show support to the Minneapolis protestors. I must be real: It's stupid to tear up your own community. The business owners in your community had nothing to do with the injustice so why take it out on them? What these fools don't realize is that by tearing up their own neighborhood, they're taking money out of their community because they have to go across town or to the suburbs for necessities (that's if they have transportation and if so, it's probably limited). Future investment in the black community is affected because investors may not want to invest in the black community due to crime risk, so is it worth burning down your own hood to prove a point? The black community's rage is justified, but protest where it counts: State, local & federal government.
A black business owner spent his life savings to open a bar & fools burned it down. He was in his feelings because as he was about to open, some fools torched the place. I feel for that man, and hope he can rebound. Did he have insurance? Hopefully, but the fact remains is those stupid protestors took something from him that took years to build. The ones who suffer are the innocents because they didn't ask to lose their livelihood to misguided fools who are too stupid to protest where it counts. The same idiots burning down their neighborhood are going to complain why there's no investment in their area, or why they have to travel far for necessities. Well, what did you expect when you tore up your own community?
