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I remember when I was younger I saw him take a knee during the national anthem and I was disgusted. Now it all makes sense that he was just trying to tell us about the issues in the world today. (Ethan)

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Americans need to finally accept that there is an issue in our country and we need to do everything that we can to fix it. (Ethan)

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People are going out in public and protesting to make change and they are just finally starting to be heard.

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(ethan)

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It is still weird to hear about everything going on but it needs to happen.

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People are looting because it makes them feel powerful. it "is an expression of power" - Clifford Stott
(Abigail)

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Cheryl Grills is saying that they have stayed quiet for to long, they have protested silently and didn't see a big change so.. as she says "the pot boiled over" they have had enough (Abigail)

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People protest because they want change. They want to be heard by people to see the things/issues they see. (Abigail)

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At the moment the biggest statement going around is  "BLACK LIVES MATTER" . They want to be heard, treated equally. George floyd is also used in statements now people are using his story to get there point across, about the saying black lives matter, they are saying this because there lives are taken away more than other races and they want people to see, to listen and to understand. (Abigail)

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Personally I understand and I care, A LOT. However I do not think that destroying neighborhoods, buildings, robbing stores, beating up innocent people and hating on cops are the answers. I would like to get my point across peacefully with no hate towards me that the majority of cops are not like that, though I do believe there are sadly a few that are bad, and I think that bad ones should get fired or go to jail. But overall I think that everyone needs to listen, understand and support all black lives. and all lives as well <3 (Abigail)

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people are looting because it is an expression of power

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people protest to make an influence in the society and share their opinion to be heard by the government to have a change made.

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the biggest statement right now is "black lives matter"

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i personally think that the peaceful protest are good and will make a change and i also belive that that the looting and vandilism and property damage is not right

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People are looting because it is an expression of power. and no amount of stolen merchandise will ever equal the loss of even a single human life

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to be heard

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i feel like this is always gonna be an issue in our society because people don't understand that it is a big issue and it's never gonna stop unless we all work together and become united.

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It didn't go over a certain large problem

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It didn't go over a certain large problem

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Yes, people loot as a way to express power or to attack federal corps that tend to be racist, but a huge issue right now is that this state of disarray in the world is a window of opportunity for some really bad people to get away with doing whatever they want. People can burn things, steal, and hurt/potentially KILL others and dismiss it as a sign of protest, even if they could care less about the issues at hand. - Ell

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All other attempts went unnoticed or unsuccessful

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All other attempts went unnoticed or unsuccessful

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The woman said that people have been pushed to oblivion because everything else they've tried for centuries hadn't worked. This is a last resort.

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Yes it is for change and to be heard but it is also a release of pent up anger, sadness, rejection, exclusion, and pain. They want others to understand what they have endured. -Ell

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A statement that is finally becoming widely accepted is that police often abuse their power and their system is unjust/immoral. -Ell

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there are intense riots less that a mile away from my apartments and it is frightening to hear the gunshots and see local businesses that I've loved being set on fire and ransacked. -Ell