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bravenak

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7. Nothing works.

Mon Aug 11, 2014, 01:22 AM

Aug 2014

So, they loot. I fully expect people to start doing worse than looting and just becoming vigilantes and killing the offenders if they cannot get justice from the state. It's not fair, but neither is life.

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Violence breaks out near site of vigil for teen killed by police [View all] alp227 Aug 2014 OP

Gotta stop bad cops. bravenak Aug 2014 #1

How does looting do that? n/t Skip Intro Aug 2014 #2

Nothing works. bravenak Aug 2014 #7

The looting is justified, then? n/t Skip Intro Aug 2014 #8

You are not a good fisher. bravenak Aug 2014 #9

No answer, eh? n/t Skip Intro Aug 2014 #10

Do you have one? bravenak Aug 2014 #11

No answer then, eh? Skip Intro Aug 2014 #13

Looters are opportunists AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #14

Indeed. Hard for some to say, evidently. Skip Intro Aug 2014 #16

How many of the looters imthevicar Aug 2014 #24

I suspect people who would use an incident of looting ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #25

I suspect people who would use an incident of looting ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #26

Seriously ? Bonx Aug 2014 #33

I'd say none who actually looted. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #60

Like I said, imthevicar Aug 2014 #63

Is it? bravenak Aug 2014 #15

Seems to me that focusing on one symptom rather than the cause itself is disingenuous at best... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #27

Is this a 'who's the boss' answer? You won't answer her questions. Repeating yours won't work. freshwest Aug 2014 #30

+1000000000000 Tsiyu Aug 2014 #39

Not at all. Skip Intro Aug 2014 #51

I think she's only thinking of the guy who is dead. That's her issue. As to your claim: freshwest Aug 2014 #53

?! Skip Intro Aug 2014 #54

I'm just saying you are coming at this the wrong way to get what you want. EOM. freshwest Aug 2014 #55

My answer was in post one. bravenak Aug 2014 #56

Sounds logical to me. And folks need to see the big picture on all of this. Blinders won't work. freshwest Aug 2014 #58

We need to pay attention to what the 'authorities' are up to. bravenak Aug 2014 #59

Why can't you???? onecent Aug 2014 #50

At least as justified as this shooting. bemildred Aug 2014 #18

Who's justifying the looting, as opposed to analyzing it? nt alp227 Aug 2014 #29

Reparations Abouttime Aug 2014 #47

I agree. bravenak Aug 2014 #48

Generally it doesn't, but hypothetically... Jester Messiah Aug 2014 #19

An innocent person gets killed by cops and you care about looting? wow L0oniX Aug 2014 #20

Pressure of What ? warrant46 Aug 2014 #34

Pressure of a whole bunch of shit. bravenak Aug 2014 #37

Yawn warrant46 Aug 2014 #38

Then buzz off. bravenak Aug 2014 #40

You got two mehs and a seriously. Sissyk Aug 2014 #44

Surprised that was even alerted! bravenak Aug 2014 #45

How is looting local businesses punishing the police? ripcord Aug 2014 #3

It shows that their job to keep the peace is a facade. joshcryer Aug 2014 #17

Good thing there are some strict gun laws warrant46 Aug 2014 #35

SYG? blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #4

Punish them. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #5

how you solve this problem. jonjensen Aug 2014 #6

"more reginald dennys you have the less rodney kings you will have." Shandris Aug 2014 #12

How did looting help? 840high Aug 2014 #21

It helped by emptying the store before they burned it down seveneyes Aug 2014 #22

And when these businesses decide not to rebuild Iamthetruth Aug 2014 #28

People will still blame the former christx30 Aug 2014 #62

I live here and I'm White Syntheto Aug 2014 #23

Thanks for supplying those details, they're important. freshwest Aug 2014 #31

Also the looters got the ATM machine out before the fire warrant46 Aug 2014 #32

America has unfortunately been running several alternative societies for centuries. Please comment: freshwest Aug 2014 #41

Hmmm your quote warrant46 Aug 2014 #42

Definitely, very important, but it pales next to a death. Fortunately no one died in the fire! freshwest Aug 2014 #52

I wonder how many cut themselves running on the broken glass? warrant46 Aug 2014 #64

The QT... Syntheto Aug 2014 #36

Very true, all of that. Violence doesn't lead to good endings, nor does it build community. freshwest Aug 2014 #43

Sadly, large crowds *always* draw the "break/burn/loot stuff" idiots... Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #46

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #61

Fucking fucking fucking PIGS. kath Aug 2014 #49

On TV I heard Michael Brown's sister saying she caught the incident on her cell phone camera aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #57