(05-30-2020, 10:43 AM)Jagwired Wrote: Want to prevent the wanton destruction of property by these hoodlums? At the first sight of a gathering that looks to turn violent pull up the semi trucks and start passing out 75" Vizio's and some I phones and Beats and such. Keep some of the retired police cars to sacrifice to the kooks and let them burn those instead of active rides.They will take their loot and return home. It would be a hell of lot cheaper than the damage caused by those criminals. That crap is after all the sole reason they are there. They could give two rats [BLEEP] about the death of Floyd.

That's not how riots work. Ever read up on the riot effect? 


There were probably a lot of decent people out there who wanted to protest this murder peacefully (as evidenced by the video I posted before). It only takes a few bad actors to turn the tides of a protest. There are studies that show that riots have a breaking point. Once enough people (and it's a surprisingly low number, but I can't remember it at the time), humans begin to follow the trend, and, before you know it, you're throwing a rock just so you don't seem like an outsider. People have a tremendous capacity to influence one another, and tribalism is an extremely influential motivator. 

This is not to say people are incapable of making their own decisions or lack personal responsibility. I am just cautious to assign motive. Saying they don't care about Floyd's death is an unfair position. Saying they just want free stuff is not helpful.

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