So many people are upset about property damage...

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43. Going back 200 years black folks...

...were not able to own anything. Part of the freedoms described by the words life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness depend upon each individual having the freedom to make his own decisions and work as he saw fit such that he was able find his happiness by determining how much or how little time he would spend working. That's why slavery was wrong. Pretending that looting and rioting are okay because other crimes or worse crimes exist is such a lame excuse. What should I say? Don't complain that I wrote you a bad check for my mortgage because theirs thousands of pedophiles in this country???

Crime is crime. All of it is bad. All of it requires due process.

Are POC mistreated by the police? Sure, all the time. Every time it happens, it's wrong. But, do you believe that if I go to a local drug store at 2AM tomorrow morning smash the door, steal the inventory and leave 9 -15 people out of work, that the local police will sit up, take notice and say to themselves, "Hey, someone burglarized the drug store, so I think I won't kill that black man I have in cuffs." If you do, you're mistaken.

Right now looting and arson are taking a toll in police responding to calls; maybe taking days to answer calls on domestic violence. Maybe emergency services are off fighting a fire while calls about folks that need CPR and ride to the ER aren't being answered. Or maybe just not in time.

There is no need to loot or burn. Those folks that own those businesses or homes will either be convinced without arson and burglary or will become enemies after their losses.

Ever heard of that Ghandi fellow from India? I think he was incredibly successful without any burning, pillaging or vandalizing.

BTW, as of 1773 the East India Company was an arm of the British government. Check it out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company#East_India_Company_Act_1773