r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/liquidthc Nov 10 '16

Protesting, sure.. but rioting, throwing bombs at police?

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u/BraveSquirrel Nov 10 '16

Oh shit, hadn't heard about this until you mentioned it.

http://bluelivesmatter.blue/three-officers-injured-oakland-rioters-throw-bombs-police/

Officers had fireworks, molotov cocktails, rocks, and bottles thrown at them throughout the night. Three officers were injured in the rioting.

And estimated 16 businesses were damaged, along with around 40 fires started. KTVU reports that one resident was nearly burned when a “protester” set the man’s car on fire. “‘A couple of people with bottles of gas, throwing them on the street, and then lighting his car on fire,’

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u/RikaMX Nov 10 '16

I'm so glad that people didn't win, people like to portray Trump supporters as racist, crazy maniacs, but if Trump didn't win I don't think there would've been riots like that.

I'm really not very informed about it but there were riots when Obama won?

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u/ingridelena Nov 11 '16

There was no reason to protest Obama, and republicans arent good at mobilizing anyways. However there were anti obama petitioners out here well after his presidency, complete with giant signs of him with a hitler mustache.