(08-28-2020, 10:54 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(08-28-2020, 10:23 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: It's one thing to defend yourself and your family, but to try and defend people you don't know or property that isn't yours? That is called vigilantism and it only makes things worse. No one appointed people "Joe Schmo" to come into a city with a gun and guard property that wasn't his. That is the job of the cops. Whether or not they are doing that job, is of no concern to us. That is to be evaluated by their bosses and no one else. Vigilantism only provokes. There is enough blame to go around on both sides. The left needs to stop their radicals from looting and burning and the right needs to stop their radicals from "patrolling" city streets with semi automatic weapons, because they wanna puff out their chest and play G.I. Joe.

+100

Time was, if the police expected undesirables to riot in their town, they would formally deputize some of the men of that town in anticipation.  If you want to "help the cops", like, submit to their leadership and stuff...