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There has been targeted looting - but no riots

Posted on: June 3, 2020 at 07:58:31 CT

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The other day poster asked me to define riot and beyond Websters I did not do well with that task.

But having thought on it - WATTS was a riot, people running madly destroying everything in sight. South LA after the King verdict, those riots showed outraged populace attacking everything in sight to destroy and burn.

THOSE WERE RIOTS. These were not. Words have meaning.

These have been OVERWHELMINGLY peaceful demonstrations with flurries of very unfortunate and indeed criminal instances of looting. BUT if you examine that looting - it is almost surgical execution in most instances. People taking one of two items - IMPACT OF THE LOOTING was the key more than the loot. Think of New Orleans after Katrina the folks who looted took everything they could carry. That has not been the case here.

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The rioters poor actions have far exceded chauvins nm - yy4u MU - 6/3 07:03:30

Tell you what my friend you should learn that words matter - raskolnikov MU - 6/3 07:15:48

yer Lying scum(nm) - TigerFan92 MU - 6/3 07:40:44

Please elucidate (if that isn't too many syllables for you)(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 6/3 08:16:22

Im ashamed that i read this mu grad worthless ness. Dem on g - yy4u MU - 6/3 07:34:34

English is great language. You outta try it(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 6/3 07:51:54

LOL(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 6/3 07:32:02

You’re insane - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/3 07:20:29

There has been targeted looting - but no riots - raskolnikov MU - 6/3 07:58:31

Didn’t know it was a contest(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/3 07:09:29

Typicalmizzou grad response with no substance. Nm - yy4u MU - 6/3 07:33:07