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7% of BLM/antifa peaceful protests turning into violence and destruction is too high a ratio for my taste to not mention it.

I agree.

But it's important not to ignore the fact that much of the violence was instigated by the police, outside agitators, and punks who took the opportunity to loot and "purge" and had nothing to do with BLM.

Including the white supremacist, since arrested, who started the violence in Minneapolis in the first place.

Have you seen the violence police inflicted upon peaceful protesters in New York?

Philadelphia?

You remember DC?

In dozens more cities?

Here's a large collection of charts, graphs, and maps of BLM police brutality data, filterable by place and time:

2020 Police Brutality Data Sites Gallery
https://pb2020gallery.netlify.app/

It takes only minutes to post a list of news articles and footage Richard word salad long that prove violence related to BLM protests was in no way only instigated by protesters.

I don't deny some small percentage of BLM protestors were at fault. But do you really claim, do you really believe, they were the only ones?

N.Y.P.D. Says It Used Restraint During Protests. Here’s What the Videos Show.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-protests.html

Minneapolis police say 'Umbrella Man' was a white supremacist trying to incite George Floyd rioting
https://www.startribune.com/police-u...ing/571932272/

Timeline of Police Violence in Philadelphia During Black Lives Matter Demonstrations
https://aclupa.medium.com/timeline-o...s-bcd77784dfb6

Broken teeth and tear gas: Police attack Penn grads, students at Black Lives Matter protest
https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/0...-violence-penn

In About-Face, Philly Top Cop, Mayor Admit Tear Gas on I-676 Was Wrong
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...wrong/2446793/