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CMV: The lower amounts of attention for New York protests in reaction to the Eric Garner Grand Jury decision in comparison to the Ferguson ones in reaction to the Michael Brown GJ show how riots continue to be an effective protest tool.

So this is SUPER subjective, but I noticed how reddit is not really discussing the NYC protests on the same level as the Ferguson protests last week. Two days after the Darren Wilson No True Bill, it COVERED the front page, but here we are after similar protests from a similar case and there seems to be barely any mention. 

Obviously, a lot of the reaction to the Ferguson protests was extremely negative, but if the purpose of protests is to bring attention to an issue, doesn’t this suggest that the violent ones that erupted in St. Louis were more effective than the peaceful ones last night? 

I don't mean this post as a moral validation of violence, but merely a question of efficacy. I do not support the destruction of other people's property, whether it leads to awareness or not.
gpt
The Michael Brown case had more national attention both in terms of breadth and intensity from the very beginning.  It is not unusual its fallout would too, especially considering the time that has since passed in each case (Garner's proceeding being further removed from the incident.)