**T/W** Article details violence + triggering racist rhetoric in the comments
Actions of U.S citizens at police brutality protests are coming under fire.
On the 30th, a local media outlet in Oregon reported that some people were seen entering a Louis Vuitton store located in a shopping mall "Pioneer Place" without permission and looting bags and other goods.
In a video shared on Twitter by writer and journalist Sergio Olmos, citizens were seen breaking and entering a Louis Vuitton store and cleaning out store shelves in an instant.
Portland Lou V looted pic.twitter.com/qtJjd7Rjsw
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) May 30, 2020
In Los Angeles (L.A), various luxury stores including Beverly Hills Nordstrom and Gucci were looted by rioters on the same day. According to local media, dozens of protesters broke windows and looted various luxury goods in the store targeting Gucci stores on Rodeo Drive. Local media reported that police arrived but did not stop the looting as they were overwhelmed by the size of the protesters.
In Washington DC next to the White house, protesters damaged Secret Service vehicles and climbed on top of vehicles shouting slogans likes "Black Lives Matter" and "No peace No Justice."
In Austin, Texas, protesters marched toward the Capitol and state council police stations, while in Times Square, New York, water bottles were thrown at police as they made arrests.
- [+4,151, -41] Black people have lost the cause and their credibility. It looks like their anger at society for racism was just an excuse..
- [+3,673, -44] You're protesting against racism. Why are you looting Louis Vuitton stores?? Now the lines are blurred and you just look like liars...it's like spitting on yourself.
- [+3,427, -61] They'll be discriminated against forever now because of this...they've dug their own grave ㅡㅡ
- [+215, -1] In England, they did a demonstration for black lives matter too and it ended with arson and looting. It was well received by the English at first but later ended up with misogyny against their own kind. Just like this, black people ended up becoming fools that destroyed their own human rights..
- [+172, -8] You're all aware right..n****s in the 90s... the L.A riots..they can't change their genetic natureㅉㅉ
- [+168, -2] Why is the store open?
- [+143, -2] Racism is bad and all but why is it always blacks. The protests are losing steam..just a bunch of beggars
- [+139, -3] They don't feel any guilt when they belittle Asians. Is it fair of them to feel this disparaged by white people?
- [+117, -3] Black people don't have an answer either. It's because they're lazy and prone to violence that they're in the lower class. It's not racial discrimination. They just needed an excuse to steal.
- [+95, -2] I was upset when I saw the video too. There's a reason why they're discriminated against.
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