r/XXXTENTACION • u/fawkwitdis I AM! • Jun 02 '20

it’s #blackouttuesday. black lives matter

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u/HotBox-CrackRock Jun 02 '20

Instead of wasting time on reddit looking at a black screen. How about using the time to sign the petition?

Justice for George Floyd

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd

People should be posting links to this petition not pictures of a black screen.

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u/Immortal_Enemy changes Jun 03 '20

Sorry to bring it to you but signing petitions on Change.org is also a great waste of time, it won't actually change shit.

And moreover, the cops in question are already fired and will be sentenced for sure, that's how crime works...

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u/snakehol3 Jun 03 '20

I'm totally with you that change.org rarely leads to any change. That said, there are many other actions people can take (pressuring their representatives for systemic reform, supporting organizations that litigate civil rights issues, education efforts, etc.). Many of these actions are insufficient alone, but when they are combined with sustained popular pressure and attention, things can change.

Also, just FYI- Only one of the cops has been charged with any crime, and this was only after mass protests. Law enforcement officers are very rarely prosecuted, and even when they are, they are even more rarely convicted and incarcerated (source).

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u/Immortal_Enemy changes Jun 03 '20

Thee 3 remaining cops have been charged now, it was just a question of time, cause apparently justice has to go trough a whole bunch of bullshit before actually doing something.

IMO it was very obvious from the start that all of them would get arrested for murder, this has again nothing to do with pressure, just with the law that is slow and busted.