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I'm just going to put this out there.
There are legitimate reasons to protest, but I don't believe in rioting - when you put other people in danger or damage someone else's property/credibility, you no longer are protesting.
Look, I'm a Hispanic guy - third generation. The Hispanic people in this country have been wronged and mistreated for decades, and I've seen some ridiculously bad, poorly-executed Mexican costumes in my day (Halloween, Cinco de Mayo, etc.), but I have never been offended.
Blackface is/was a bad idea, but another bad idea is frightening other people and putting their lives at risk. I'm with Kevin, sue anyone and everyone who organized the protest/riot and anyone who made a death threat.
The university should have called a cease fire and arranged a town hall meeting for all sides to come together and vent their frustration and offer apologies. Instead, it became a mess.
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