In D.C., these protests took the form of bands of Black Lives Matter activists roaming the streets and harassing random white people seated outdoors at restaurants.
Chanting "Silence is violence," the protesters demanded that people they encountered in the street, as well as the patrons of various restaurants, raise their hands to indicate solidarity with the goals of BLM. Many complied, but some did not.
One white woman who declined to raise her hand became surrounded by protesters, most of whom were also white.
White silence is violence protesters chant #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm #Blacklivesmatter #JacobBlake #KenoshaProtests pic.
Other videos also show direct, face-to-face confrontations between protesters and random white people.
The U.S. is still in the throes of a deadly pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 170,000 people.
The protesters have often enjoyed an exemption from social distance shaming.
https://reason.com/2020/08/25/black-lives-matter-protesters-dc-silence-is-violence-white-people/
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