Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms condemned violent protests over the death of Georg

[Earl]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms condemned violent protests over the death of George Floyd that erupted in her city on Friday, saying in a fiery speech "this is not a protest ... this is chaos."

"This is not Atlanta. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. This is chaos. A protest has purpose. When Dr. King was assassinated we didn't do this to our city. So if you love this city, this city that has had a legacy of black mayors and black police chiefs and people who care about this city where more than 50 percent of the business owners in metro Atlanta are minority business owners, if you care about this city then go home."

Her comments were shared as protests raged in downtown Atlanta, with vandalism reported outside of CNN's headquarters and one video showing a firework thrown at police.

"We are better than this. We are better than this as a city. We are better than this as a country," she said. "You're throwing knives at our police officers. You are burning cars. You have defaced the CNN building."

“You are disgracing this city. You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. We are better than this. We are better than this is a city and we are better than this as a country,” Bottoms said.


“This is not the legacy of civil rights in America. This is chaos and we’re buying into it. This won’t change anything.”
The protest in Atlanta was one of many protests across the country sparked after Floyd's death, including three consecutive nights of demonstrations in Minneapolis that saw looting and the burning down of a police precinct.

Floyd died Monday during a police arrest, with video showing a Minneapolis police officer pinning Floyd to the ground with a knee to his neck. Floyd could be heard saying "I can't breathe," before he eventually lost consciousness and was pronounced dead at a hospital 90 minutes later.

The officer who pinned the man to the ground, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday."
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A voice of reason.

[Jack]

Go Home, Earl.

[Earl]

Go Home, Earl.

Take a hike, Jacky.

[Trumpet]

Earl, DT being a racist, and catering to his racist base, is the one who has provided the fuel for all of this violence.

[anonymoose]

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms condemned violent protests over the death of George Floyd that erupted in her city on Friday, saying in a fiery speech "this is not a protest ... this is chaos."

"This is not Atlanta.

Her comments were shared as protests raged in downtown Atlanta, with vandalism reported outside of CNN's headquarters and one video showing a firework thrown at police.

"We are better than this. We are better than this as a city. We are better than this as a country," she said. "You're throwing knives at our police officers. You are burning cars. You have defaced the CNN building."

. We are better than this as a city

No they're not. I went to a conference in downtown Atlanta. Never again. I never felt so unsafe in a city in broad daylight as I did in downtown Atlanta. I learned very quickly not to go outside my hotel where the conference was and where I was also staying.

[Phantasmal]

No one is condoning the violence. All authorities are condoning the violence.

[BartenderElite]

She was awesome.

I wish she was President, quite honestly. That was what leadership looks like.

[ThatOwlWoman]

She was awesome.

I wish she was President, quite honestly. That was what leadership looks like.

I feel the same way, and include our wonderful governor in that wish. (Gretchen Whitmer)

[TTQ64]

white supremacy is burning down Black and Brown business during peaceful protest.[/B[/SIZE]]


They have been arrested.........contact tracing in effect.[/SIZE]


Stay tuned.

[anonymoose]

No one is condoning the violence. All authorities are condoning the violence.

Contradictory statements. Make up your mind.

[Earl]

Earl, DT being a racist, and catering to his racist base, is the one who has provided the fuel for all of this violence.

When an anarchist burns, riots and steals cell phones and TV’s, the blame is totally on the anarchist, Trumper.

Would it be just swell, Trumper, for whites to burn, riot and steal when a black kills a white policeman’s.

Please try to do better, Trumper.

[Earl]

No one is condoning the violence. All authorities are condoning the violence.

No, they are not.

Posting on my thread that you say you do not read, Super Moderator?

[Earl]

No they're not. I went to a conference in downtown Atlanta. Never again. I never felt so unsafe in a city in broad daylight as I did in downtown Atlanta. I learned very quickly not to go outside my hotel where the conference was and where I was also staying.

Agree,

[anonymoose]

Agree,

Took a taxi from the airport to my hotel. Opened the door to get out and a beggar was right there in my face asking for money.
Checked in, left the hotel to go for a walk, a little exploring. Some guy walks up beside me within 20 feet of the hotel entrance, real friendly and "shows me around". After about 5 or 10 minutes wants a "tip". I give him a buck but that's not enough. I give him 5 more, still not enough. Ended up giving all I had, maybe 15 or so. That's downtown Atlanta.

[Jack]

Take a hike, Jacky.

Earl. I've been listening to the TV. It says you and your White Supremacist friends are putting on blackface and targeting black businesses to burn and loot.
Why don't you do me, and everybody else a favor, and just stick to losing money in the Stock Market?