By Townhall. Black Lives Matter is constantly protesting something. Pretty much every day and in pretty much every city there’s a demonstration, a die-in, a march, a rally, or straight looting taking place. So it’s not reassuring that a new study finds that just seven percent of the time a Black Lives Matter protest is violent.
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) looked at 7,750 BLM-linked demonstrations occurring in 2,400 identified locations representing all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The protests took place between Aug. 22 and late May, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to ACLED, 220 of the locations, or just under 10 percent, could be characterized as violent. And around seven percent of the 7,750 BLM demonstrations analyzed by the group were deemed violent.
Despite the finding, the analysis appears to be an attempt to whitewash BLM’s violence. Here’s an excerpt from the ACLED study where they reference a CNN “fact check” of the president to reassure us that the violence is usually confined to just a few blocks within a city. (Only 10 percent of the city is on fire!)
The vast majority of demonstration events associated with the BLM movement are non-violent (see map below). In more than 93% of all demonstrations connected to the movement, demonstrators have not engaged in violence or destructive activity. Peaceful protests are reported in over 2,400 distinct locations around the country. Violent demonstrations, meanwhile, have been limited to fewer than 220 locations — under 10% of the areas that experienced peaceful protests. In many urban areas like Portland, Oregon, for example, which has seen sustained unrest since Floyd’s killing, violent demonstrations are largely confined to specific blocks, rather than dispersed throughout the city (CNN, 1 September 2020).
(Read more from “Oh, So Only This Percentage of BLM Protests Are Violent” HERE)
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Black Lives Matter Protesters Riot in Manhattan, Cause $100,000 Damage: NYPD
By New York Post. Eight people were arrested Friday night when a group of 150 Black Lives Matter protesters smashed windows and graffitied the storefronts of Lower Manhattan chain stores and banks, police sources said.
At least two Starbucks, five banks and a Duane Reade had their windows busted, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage.
Police recovered two stun guns, smoke grenades, and burglary and graffiti tools.
The protest had been advertised on Twitter by groups calling themselves the “New Afrikan Black Panther Party” and the “Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement.” (Read more from “Black Lives Matter Protesters Riot in Manhattan, Cause $100,000 Damage: NYPD” HERE)
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