(05-28-2020, 12:47 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: Is there anybody here who believes this justifies what is happening on the streets?

Rioting can be an effective tool when a population's voice is ignored by those in power for long enough. Look back at the Civil Rights era and the large-scale riots that led up to legislation to enforce equal civil rights.

Once you start looting and burning, the message is lost. Whatever point the protesters and rioters were trying to convey is a distant second to the videos of people running in and out of a burning Target with anything and everything they can grab or fit in a cart. I completely understand the crowd's initial anger with that particular Target, but it doesn't come close to justifying burning down the building, and there's just no justification possible for looting it first.

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