There have been peaceful protests tho that didn't devolve into riots/looting and there are recent videos of ppl peacefully protesting and not instigating anything getting teargassed by police/getting shoved and injured/police sending random bullets into large crowds. Thoughts? What are ppl supposed to do in that situation when the police are the ones instigating violence
Everyone was on the protesters side to begin with. I've heard no one say George Floyd's killing was justified. But when they started with the riots, leaders of the black community should have immediately shut it down and disavowed any acts of violence.
Instead they were silent. Have you seen the signs "White silence = Violence"?
Well in this instance black silence was equal to violence. Your communities let it go on. Your acceptance of this violence has put the police on high alert now. You have shown what your movement will resort to if given the opportunity.
It is the police's job to keep innocent civilians safe. If that means they have to use nonlethal tactics to disperse protesters before riots erupt than so be it.
If the riots had never have started these tactics would have been unacceptable, but since your cards have been played it is their job to stop you before you play them again.
The BLM movement has done this to themselves.
Love America, you 100% have the right to protest, but you also have to deal with the consequences when your participants have shown multiple times they will turn violent.

it's also insane to me given recent events you all aren't out there protesting infringements on the second amendment yet. I think the police would think twice about using tear gas and rubber bullets at a protest where everyone was peacefully open carrying. It's a democrat dystopia out there.