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On May 25, 2020, 46 year old black man George Floyd was killed at the hands of the police due to the fact that a police officer knelt on his neck for 8+ minutes despite him constantly yelling "I CAN'T BREATHE". This video caused uproar and sparked a light under the BLM Movement. The killings of people like Breonna Taylor, Elijah McCain, and Ahmaud Arbury was also a driving force behind the movement. Despite the fact that 93% of BLM protests were peaceful, that 7% is what seems to get the most media coverage and thus the most criticism. Throughout this presentation, I will connect several different social psychology terms and apply them to the different perspectives and attitudes about the BLM protests.

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Definition: Helping those that really need our help-even if the cons outweigh the pros. 

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Definition: Helping those that really need our help-even if the cons outweigh the pros. 

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People off all different ages, races, genders, etc. came out to show their support and fight with the BLM Movement all across the country and even all over the world.

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There are many potential cons of attending these BLM protests and considering yourself and ally to the movement: being looked down at/disowned by family, being pepper sprayed or shot at with rubber bullets, being arrested, catching COVID, etc. But there is one pro greater than all of this; and that's spreading awareness and educating people on the constant discrimination and mistreatment of Black people in this country.

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Definition: The loss of self-awareness/self restraint occurring in group situations that fosters arousal and anonymity 

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Definition: The loss of self-awareness/self restraint occurring in group situations that fosters arousal and anonymity 

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While more than majority of the BLM Protests were peaceful, you had opportunists who saw this as a means to steal and get free stuff while masking it as being apart of the BLM protests.

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Shedding this self awareness and having anonymity due to being in a group setting caused many people to do things they probably wouldn't do on a normal basis. When there's a group of people next to you stealing, seeing them do it and get away with it makes you more inclined to do the same thing. Ask yourself, are you more likely to steal being alone or steal when there are hundreds of people around you stealing too?

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Definition: The act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself. 

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Definition: The act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself. 

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"The minute that protesting turned into rioting and looting and burning and militant actions, that's when I lost respect for Black Lives Matter."- Tomi Lahren (a hard right-winged conservative)

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Trying to shift the focus and blame of racism from the police to the actions of a few individuals apart of a movement, and then trying to disregard and look down on said movement is a prime example of scapegoating. Conservative/Right Winged people claimed this movement to be "terrorists" because of the few instances But if you look deeper, white people (not all) did this because of the fact that they were angry and uncomfortable with people calling them out and telling them that they benefit and are apart of a system that gives you advantages just based on skin color.

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When seeing so called BLM supporters riot and loot, its easier to blame them for the mayhem and chaos going on rather than owning up to the fact that the racist system of policing that has been the root cause for a lot of the issues the country faces today.

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Definition: The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussions within the group. Beliefs/Attitudes grow stronger when discussed with like-minded people. 

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Definition: The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussions within the group. Beliefs/Attitudes grow stronger when discussed with like-minded people. 

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This Middle Group podcast episode allows for discussion between BLM supporters and police officers. The discussion statement was "Looting and destruction of property are acceptable parts of protesting". As expected, none of the police officers agreed with the statement while some of the BLM protesters agreed with the statement.

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- "We need to recognize that folks have been completely robbed and stolen from their land, their people, their roots...and I think more people need to really instead of focusing and putting all that hate on people who are looting, think about what caused all that anger."-BLM protestor

- "For the vast majority of America, it's gonna be really hard for them to sympathize and empathize with the BLM movement when they start seeing looters, when they start seeing buildings burn"-police officer

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This conversation is probably very relatable when looking at it from a wider perspective. You have police officers/conservatives who feel the same way as this one police officer while many other BLM members support and agree with what this one member is saying. And throughout the dialogue, as members of each side were able to share and build their ideas off each other, they became for firm and confident in their opinions.

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Definition: The pattern of favoring members of one's own group over members of a different group. 

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Definition: The pattern of favoring members of one's own group over members of a different group. 

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This concept can also be connected to the same podcast "Middle Ground": BLM Protesters vs Police.

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Throughout the podcast, you could see how aggressive and close minded each side was when the other side was sharing. For instance, while BLM Protesters talked, the other protestors sat quietly while letting them get their thoughts out and agreeing with them. But when the police officers would talk, some of the protestors would roll their eyes, barely pay attention to them while they were talking, and even cut them off/talk over them. This happened vice versa with the police as well. Clearly, we can see there is ingroup bias based on the amount of respect group members show themselves compared to the outgroup.

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Definition: Consciously endorsed negative attitudes towards a group of people based on said group membership. Behaviors (thoughts/actions) are intentional, you are fully aware of what you are doing. 

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Definition: Consciously endorsed negative attitudes towards a group of people based on said group membership. Behaviors (thoughts/actions) are intentional, you are fully aware of what you are doing. 

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In a short 3 minute video, a trump supporter is seen spitting in the face of a BLM protester. The trump supporter says "Get out my face you fucking moron! All lives matter!". He then proceeded to cough and spit in the man's face while yelling racial slurs.

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This man was intentionally being rude and hurtful to this BLM supporter just because of the fact that he supported the movement. He was fully aware of the harm he was doing mainly because of his repeated behavior. Spitting/coughing on someone, while as horrible as it is, one time can maybe be deemed unintentional in terms of trying to hurt that person later on. But if you are constantly yelling and spitting in someone's face, then your are well aware of your actions and intentions of trying to inflict pain on that person.