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Dear Americans,

I am not an American. Were the Floyd protests anywhere near as chaotic as they were portrayed in the press? I recall hearing that most protests were nonviolent, just slightly property-damaging. Thanks!

Sincerely, rambling_lunatic

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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Some were chill some were not.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests

My personal experience: More cops at city center cause there were protesters. And asshole teenagers saying it was his fault in game lobbys.

Edit: They were probably asshole adults, but they just sound like idiot kids to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

They were probably asshole adults, but they just sound like idiot kids to me.

We all get older, we just don't all get grown.