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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 15 2016, @09:50PM
Let's look at the reported crime numbers then, not the arrest numbers, just the reported crimes.
Or is looking at numbers that don't support your narrative too racists for you now?
Hell, my vote is to stop policing black neighborhoods altogether, and just let nature run it's course. Then we'd see how much black lives matter, wouldn't you agree?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 15 2016, @10:53PM
> Let's look at the reported crime numbers then, not the arrest numbers, just the reported crimes.
Er, what does that have to do with what the average black person thinks about such crimes?
It isn't about the number of people who commit those crimes, it is about the number of people who do NOT commit those crimes.
If 999 out of 1000 white people don't commit this crimes and 998 out of black don't commit those crimes, the difference between the two groups is negligible.