Oberlin Prof. Jennifer Garcia Endorses Violent Protests for Creating ‘Sustained Pressure’

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GARCIA: “What we know in political science is protest matters, and actually, when we see destruction of buildings, when we see violence, either by police or either by protesters themselves, we actually see greater response by elected officials, and when we see the sustained efforts, so even over this ten-day period of time, that's an extraordinary feat. And so, when we see this sustained effort, we see elected officials feeling more and more pressure. And while it certainly takes a lot of time and a lot of effort, what we do know is that elected officials do respond to pressure. If they feel their electoral livelihood is based upon this, they will respond."