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"Protesters set fire at Wendy’s where fatal police shooting took place." Atlanta Journal-Constitution 06/14/2020
I'm sorry, but this is not a solution, it exacerbates the problem.
The Wendy's supervisor/manager rightly called the police regarding a problem with a customer. The police show up, and an incident occurs resulting in the death of the individual.
So what is the response? Burn down a restaurant that services the neighborhood and likely employed people from that neighborhood.
Does anyone actually think this kind of response is justified? Really?
A white Atlanta police officer fatally shot an African American father of several young children, Rayshard Brooks, late Friday night following a struggle outside a Wendy’s restaurant on the city’s southside, sparking calls for reform and demonstrations that led to vandalism and arrests. The shooting further inflamed tensions over police use of force and racial injustice that have rocked Atlanta and cities across the nation since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. By nightfall, the Wendy’s was in flames and demonstrators had shut down Atlanta’s busy Downtown Connector.
I'm sorry, but this is not a solution, it exacerbates the problem.
The Wendy's supervisor/manager rightly called the police regarding a problem with a customer. The police show up, and an incident occurs resulting in the death of the individual.
So what is the response? Burn down a restaurant that services the neighborhood and likely employed people from that neighborhood.
Does anyone actually think this kind of response is justified? Really?