CaptainJilliams Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Following the murder of George Floyd, peaceful protests took place through the afternoon and evening yesterday. Unfortunately, as the night went on, it appears some people took advantage of the situation and vandalized some areas of downtown. See the images and videos from instagram below: These are sensitive times, and I don't mean to send any negative messages in posting these images. To me these actions seem to take on a more selfish nature than in support of any just cause, and it saddens me to think that anyone would believe that this destruction would result in a positive outcome for the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: Following the murder of George Floyd, peaceful protests took place through the afternoon and evening yesterday. Unfortunately, as the night went on, it appears some people took advantage of the situation and vandalized some areas of downtown. See the images and videos from instagram below: These are sensitive times, and I don't mean to send any negative messages in posting these images. To me these actions seem to take on a more selfish nature than in support of any just cause, and it saddens me to think that anyone would believe that this destruction would result in a positive outcome for the cause. how did sakowitz, Macy’s, forever 21, and books a million end up doing? Please pray for Houston GFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 47 minutes ago, HNathoo said: how did sakowitz, Macy’s, forever 21, and books a million end up doing? Please pray for Houston GFR. Not sure about those places but I heard that the Lowes State and the Majestic theaters are shutting down permanently and they are moving the state capital to Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I saw some broken glass and some graffiti. But compared to other places, it could have been much worse. I even saw a sky bridge with glass broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 They did break into my sons daycare. There will be kids there on Monday and there was a TON of broken glass (like 10 plate glass windows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 55 minutes ago, kbates2 said: They did break into my sons daycare. There will be kids there on Monday and there was a TON of broken glass (like 10 plate glass windows). Damn I'm very sorry to hear that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I am totally fine with protesting the unjust murder of a man but damaging these business (and the Houston Symphony????) doesn't make any sense at all Vandalism Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Vandalism Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Jones Hall Vandalism Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 West Loop near Westcreek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Downtown Friday Night & Saturday Morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Is that paint removable? I'm assuming just regular paint thinner? Spray painting our buildings is just dumb as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Is that paint removable? I'm assuming just regular paint thinner? Spray painting our buildings is just dumb as hell Yeah - this guy was cleaning early yesterday morning with "Goof Off" https://abc13.com/society/mans-love-for-houston-urges-him-to-clean-graffiti-from-protest/6220875/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Alright, I guess I'm ignorant here, but "expletive 12?" What's the implication of "12" here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Essentially it translates to "I'm not overly fond of the police" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I passed by Jones Hall and Alley Theater, and a few people were removing the spray paint from the buildings. I don’t think most of that is coming off. And that really sucks. Unless they plan on doing a second cleanup. I saw the piano company boarded up. I’m assuming more so people wouldn’t break their windows. Does anyone know if they suffered damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 22 minutes ago, Texasota said: Essentially it translates to "I'm not overly fond of the police" Gotcha, thanks! Guess I wasn't in on that one. All I could come up with was Tom Brady and I didn't think people were THAT mad at him here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 It's so cute that the local anarchist chapter wrote the big scary F-word in black spray paint. If they get caught, their mom is going to get a phone call and they will probably have to write a letter on why spray painting is wrong, and so is bad language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 The protest today was incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Easily a few hundred thousand. I mean it was massive!!!! I'll be posting pics as soon as I get to edit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 60,000 actually, but incredibly impressive nonetheless The protesters on horseback have to be the most Houston thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 It was awesome to see everyone cooperating and even cleaning up after the main event yesterday. Quite an amazing sight to see that many people downtown. It does look like, however, many businesses are keeping the plywood up on their ground level floors. Here is an image from a FB friend who works downtown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 The Rice is boarded up. My mom joined a protest today in New Mexico! I''m proud of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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