On January 9, 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina officers were deployed to break up a protest. The protest began at a nearby mall and spread downtown. More than 500 businesses were destroyed and a lot of vehicles were damaged. The riot caused the city more than $10 million in damage. There were hundreds of arrests made, and 3 people were killed during the protest.
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During a peaceful protest, every life matters and public safety is a priority. Nonviolent resistance works. Peaceful protests reunite people, bring closeness, is not risky and for the most part does not involve violence. Violent protesters can say that peaceful protest are not effective for whatever reason, but studies have proven that peaceful protests are more effective. Lately, there has been so many protests going on, that all you hear about on media is someone getting killed or injured. Holding hands and chanting is not a bad idea and people should take notice and adapt the nonviolent protests methods. Too many lives are lost, too many people get injured, the innocent suffer, and the risk of going to jail is much higher during violent protests. Violent protest only creates more problems and it does not solve any issues; present history has proven that. Violent people can turn what is supposed to be a peaceful protests into a violent