It's becoming a complete free for all. Cars just

[kacekwl]

pulling up to shops, breaking Windows and grabbing whatever they can. No longer protests just blatant crime. Too bad, may be this is why good intentions for protests go nowhere.

[scarletwoman]

1. Where?

[brooklynite]

2. Chicago, Santa Monica...

[scarletwoman]

4. Thanks. I haven't been following all the other cities, just watching my local Minnesota coverage.

Nothing like what's described in the OP is happening here tonight.

[question everything]

6. Perhaps not tonight, but previously and in broad daylight

Some stations ran images of people running with arms loaded with stuff.

And in one place, yesterday morning, the local reporte went store by store - all empty shelves.

[durablend]

3. Everywhere it seems

[scarletwoman]

5. Not here - see my reply #4 above. (nt)

[kacekwl]

8. I'm sure it's way more about the issues in

Minneapolis but here in Chicago area seeing raw opportunism.

[Demovictory9]

7. the protests are continuing... the news likes the loot video shots

[kacekwl]

9. Which sadly takes away the message

and distorts it.

[Baclava]

10. Hundreds arrested for looting in NYC, Soho, up and down Broadway, stores smashed, high end stuff