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Originally Posted by Kizzy

I think a murder is an excellent reason for a riot...especially if those doing the murdering are in the business of law enforcement. ..

Protests peaceful or otherwise are a gauge of public feeling, how are the public feeling about this?
Throughout history there have been violent and non violent protests and riots for noble causes, and for things that the modern day take for granted.
They are sometimes necessary. .. when all other avenues have been exhausted. Of course they're not ideal, but can everyone hand on heart say they are never warranted? Imo no.

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

If they took their riots to the police stations or City Hall (if that's the right term ) I might well be in support. Take it to the perpetrators!

But the level of destruction is inexcusable; pardon the anecdotal evidence but a twitter "friend" of mine lives in Chicago, and the riots left him without available food or medication for at least five miles.

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone sane who agrees with the police murdering people, but it'd be just as hard to find anyone who thinks a riot which achieved nothing but a food desert was worth it.

What Oliver said. No need in destroying small business and livelihoods of those you are supposedly fighting for. Take the riot to the criminals, the guilty, the murderers. If that were the case, i don't think there'd be much of an issue. Yet it's mainly the innocent who suffer.