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protesting/rioting what you need to know

first and foremost- if you are here to argue or even attack me exit out of this right now. every ignorant and rude comment will be deleted as i am trying to help the people that read my book on this platform. not all protesters/rioters are bad- just the ones with intentions of hurting others on purpose.

i am almost done editing the book as well so new chapters will be up over the span of the next week - i promise i will get one out tomorrow hopefully so please don't attack me thank you

i will note that i am a criminal justice major in college which means i know quite a bit about the law. i posted some on my conversations board but this goes into more detail.

DC SITUATION:
for those who do not know- washington dc was silenced last night after multiple days of protesting continued on. all forms of social media, television, broadcasting, reception and wifi were suddenly gone as the night had approached. after this happened gunshots were heard and none of the protesters have been heard from since. i'm guessing a lot of people were there which i'm not quite sure on how many roughly. police won't help find these people either and people were seen power washing the streets that those had been on. if you know anything or have heard anything please use your voice to speak out as this is something that people need to know what happened.

PROTESTING/RIOTING:
almost all of the peaceful protests have been turned into riots and if not it's because not enough people knew or you live in a very small town. people are coming in on busses (as i had saw myself past weekend and i don't live in a very big city) with intentions of hurting others and doing as we've seen across the US. these people are paid to do so or are white supremacists who will hurt whoever's in their way. not all are those people, some are just really bad people who join in for the fun of it. that is not the point of BLM and some do it to show their voice which isn't wrong in anyway. there are a lot of photos that i've seen from my city of people literally being paid on the streets or have planned these riots

HOW TO KNOW:
*this might just be because i live so close to minneapolis but i know it's happening in a lot of cities*
-it was released that people were going to murder whites until justice has been served, be careful and don't go out at night, make sure windows and doors are locked
-they have planned posters saying what the rules are for these things. stating that no communication can happen unless it's only with one person, no one else before riots start, small things can be carried with but you can only use what you find to cause damage
-if anyone at all is acting sketchy around you and you know that it's not right, try to inform others quietly around you as best as you can before getting out of there. like i said a lot of innocent people are getting hurt for this.

WHAT TO BE AWARE OF:
- if the police announce on any social media a timed tear gas (mine did i don't know about other people) get out of there
- do not come close to the police if they want you to as it is a tactic to shoot rubber bullets or tear gas large amounts of people
- keep an eye out for undercover cops
- if there are any random stacks of bricks around !!GET OUT OF THERE!! it was planned by the police
- i don't recommend staying after the peaceful protest because that's when things go downhill and especially after curfew is when things get bad since they can do what they want
- please please please do not bring your children or animals as they can't fend for themselves and will end up getting injured.
- masks and eye protection is KEY (no glass)
- no rubbing of the eyes or hot water as the heat reactivates the chemical (from my experience last week just the pure gas is not fun)
- cary a small spray bottle with milk with you if you can

TRUMPS SPEECH:
basically what trump had said in his speech is that guard will come in to every city to make sure this stops. he will have full control of the country and no government officials will be able to do anything. aka no freedom of speech or our human rights.

IF ARRESTED:
do not be scared it'll be okay, so many foundations are helping those in need along with celebrities. your family will also be able to make a go fund me or any other thing to help bail you out and from seeing other people's experiences it works very well.

OTHER:
do not feel bad if you can't protest or feel unsafe doing so. you can make an impact at home by doing other things as well.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANYTHING AT ALL PLEASE MESSAGE ME AND I WILL HELP YOU TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

once again i am not saying all protesters/rioters are bad- just the ones that are doing it with intentions to harm those around for their own enjoyment.