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After a night of violent protests, Milwaukee residents gathered Sunday evening to mourn an armed man shot to death by police and begin the healing process.
Family and friends of Sylville Smith, 23, held a candlelight vigil at the site of Saturday's shooting in a residential area of North Milwaukee.
The shooting triggered unrest in the city's north side Saturday night as protesters torched businesses and threw rocks at officers. Four officers were injured and 17 people were arrested, Mayor Tom Barrett said.
Tensions on Sunday gave way to calls for peace as activists gathered outside the affected businesses.
Smith's sister, Sherelle Smith, condemned violence carried out in her brother's name, saying the community needs those businesses.
Black Lives Shatter
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/milwaukee-violence-police-shooting/
(Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Monday August 15 2016, @12:32PM
Does BLM even have leadership? From what I see they're just a bunch of loosely tied people working under the same banner.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday August 15 2016, @01:04PM
It's also very spread out. Most of the protests are going to be local. BLM is just a convenient banner to unite under. It's not like there weren't protests against police killings/beatings before BLM. It's just that they get more attention and participants now, making them harder for the police to brush off.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 15 2016, @04:05PM
I think this particular "protest" is just an excuse to do some lootin'.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 15 2016, @01:05PM
Yes. And no. Officially they don't but in practice they do.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 15 2016, @01:31PM
Yes, they are run by George Soros and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 15 2016, @04:56PM
Yes, they are run by George Soros and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project.
Dispatches from the loonyverse where anyone the far right considers an enemy is part of the same vast conspiracy!
Get the actual facts. [snopes.com]
TLDR; Some BLM groups have received minor amounts of funding from a social progress group that Soros founded 15 years ago.
And the SRLP [srlp.org] is even more a stretch. They are a trans-rights group.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday August 15 2016, @01:58PM
It kinda does: There are now some official organizations and such, but really it's more of a rallying cry than an organization.
However, and this is important, there are some cops would like to treat Black Lives Matter as a terrorist group, complete with being able to arrest anybody who is in any way associated with the idea. This is not surprising when you consider that the FBI treated Martin Luther King as a threat to national security - apparently nothing says "threat" like a large group of people walking down the sidewalk holding signs and singing.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by curunir_wolf on Monday August 15 2016, @04:46PM
Well. Maybe they should [youtube.com].
I am a crackpot