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Twitter hides Donald Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”

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1061 points danso | 3 comments | 29 May 20 07:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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fermienrico ◴[29 May 20 08:38 UTC] No.23347699[source]▶
Side topic: Should government control looting when it comes to violent protests?
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1. throwaway9d0291 ◴[29 May 20 11:27 UTC] No.23348699[source]▶
Looting is illegal. It happening when there's a violent "protest" going on doesn't make it any less illegal.

One of the government's core tasks is to enforce the law, so yes, the government should control looting.

And FWIW, I think "violent protest" is a misleading euphemism. This is a riot, whether you speak American [0] or English [1].

I honestly don't understand why this is a question. Why wouldn't the government be expected to enforce the law?

[0]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot

[1]: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/riot

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2. ◴[29 May 20 14:49 UTC] No.23350549[source]▶
3. fermienrico ◴[29 May 20 15:51 UTC] No.23351427[source]▶
I am raising this question because many think that looting is the right thing to do and it allows avenge of George Floyd. I personally think that it hurts George Floyd's cause and only creates more divide. Violence is not the answer to society's deep racial issues.

Thanks I guess for citing the definition of a Riot. I think that's a better word for it.