Atlanta mayor to vandalizing protesters: 'This is not a protest ... this is chaos'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday evening denounced vandalism in her city as "chaos" after demonstrations over the death of George Floyd while in in the custody of Minneapolis police turned violent.



"What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is chaos," an impassioned Lance Bottoms said at a news conference.

"A protest has purpose. When Dr. King was assassinated, we didn't do this to our city," she said. "If you want change in America, go and register to vote. ... That is the change we need in this country."

The protests had started as peaceful Friday afternoon when crowds gathered in the city's famed Centennial Park. But by 6 p.m. ET, protesters began moving toward the front of the CNN Center, where police had gathered. Over the next few hours, the demonstration swelled as SWAT officers were called in to help with crowd control.

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[Blue_true]

1. She is 100% right. Change things by voting.

MAGATS get their way much more than they should because they make a habit of voting and never waste a vote. Our side have to "get excited" about candidates who reflect 95% of our values.

I am willing to venture a guess that a large number of the poeple protesting in the street have never bothered to register to vote.

[Doremus]

3. MAGATs get their way because the deck is stacked in their favor.

Gerrymandering
24/7 propaganda
Citizens United
Disenfranchisement
Closing/moving black/poor voting polls
Culling PoC voter lists
The list goes on.

PoC vote in higher percentages than anyone else. Let's not blame the victims shall we?

[Blue_true]

4. Then we change that. I am not claiming that it will be easy.

We just have too many people on our side who don't realize the power of voting. So what if republicans sweep registration lists, check the status of one's registration, reregister by the cutoff date and then vote in a way that the vote can't be easily negated.

We tend to see roadblock instead of barriers that we knock down and trample under our feet.

[Hoyt]

6. I get it, but Mayor Bottoms was elected. Lucy McBath was elected in Newt Gingrich and Tom Price's

old District. It does work when we vote. Even in this rube state, anyone can vote by mail no matter how many polls they close.

And, from what I saw, Atlanta Police did a pretty good job last night by not making things worse.

[rockfordfile]

10. Support more liberal radio and TV. Keith Olbermann was great when he was on TV. we need more

[bottomofthehill]

2. Agreed, protest by day

What goes on after the sun goes down is mob rule.


Not safe for anyone, the protesters, the fire department, the shop owners, the residents, the police, the national guard. We are in the middle of a pandemic and this is not safe Andrew burning and looting has nothing to do with legitimate protest.

[donkeypoofed]

5. The people of Atlanta have a great Mayor

What a wonderful lady. Huge fan already. I'd follow her on twitter, if I was in Twitter. There's not many people I'd bother to follow, but this impressive lady sure is one of them.

[Tipperary]

7. Rec.

Very impressed by her.

[SledDriver]

8. "This won't change anything"

That's the problem though. Nothing ever changes. No real reforms are enacted. No real penalties are levied. No justice is ever served.

[rockfordfile]

9. She's correct.