CumulusChoir said:
This is a perfect example of one of the primary issues facing this country right now. Rioters are destroying property and wrecking cities; I agree, it's awful and completely antithetical to the causes that they purport to support. However, anytime someone brings up a dissenting opinion, they're called a troll or dismissed, and it's not just a problem with conservative spaces like this board. The ideological divide in this country is so stark at the moment that I'm not sure if it can even be amended.
I bet you've never read Dale Carnegie, have you?
Also, murder is well defined at law, as is manslaughter, as is justifiable self defense, in each state/jurisdiction (there are some significant variations to each). Finally, the investigatory steps/procedures are similarly defined in any officer involved shooting. The laws and regulations are defined by the legislator/city councils/police departments, which all report as well to elected officials, putting 'the people' of a given polis in charge.
Before deigning to condescend to our collective 'problem with dissenting opinions' on this board, consider looking into what policies, laws, and regulations you want to see changed in accordance with the 'peaceful protester's' views.