08-15-2016, 01:35 AM
(07-26-2016, 10:37 AM)PhilHos Wrote: On a related note, have public protests caused any real change in recent history (say the last 15-20 years)? I don't mean changes that would've occurred regardless of protesting. I mean, change that occurred BECAUSE of the protesting. I'm sure it's had to have happened, I just honestly can't think of anything - at least, anything nationally.
I ask mainly with the question of does protesting (of any kind) do any good? I know it does to SOME degree and I certainly don't begrudge anyone their right to do so peacefully, I just wonder if, in the long run, the people's efforts might be put to a better use in bringing about the change they are looking for.
After Timothy Thomas was shot and killed by police in 2001 in Cincinnati that sparked 3 days and nights of rioting, there were many changes made and businesses have been building up the OTR area bringing in jobs and much needed money to the area.
