Riots and Looting

[Aneeda72]

This is what you wrote to me..."I mean no disrespect to you, but the post you just made is an example of the problem. This is why there will never be true harmony between colors and races." The part I bolded is what made it personal Aneeda. As was discussed in another thread, sometimes written comments don't come across as they were truly intended. I would not have taken it personally if it was worded something like "the incident you posted about is an example of the problem". Just sayin....

I apologize I will try to be clearer in the future as to what I mean.

 

[JaniceM]

As could be almost expected, Minneapolis is experiencing riots and looting in the aftermath of this police related death a couple of days ago. It's bad enough that the police have to be involved in such an incident, but the Idiot people who engage in this criminal activity as their warped idea of "protest", will only make things much worse for the residents of that area.
This is quite the same as what happened in Ferguson, MO., a few years ago, when a similar situation led to days of rioting, burning and looting. We were in St. Louis, a couple of years ago, and on a whim, drove through Ferguson. There was still visible damage of empty damaged buildings, and a drastic absence of any commercial consumer stores. The ultimate damage of this kind of stupidity falls on the shoulders of the decent people in such a region....as they no longer have stores, etc., nearby, and their lifestyles have suffered as a result.
Protest might be justified in such an incident, but when it deteriorates into this kind of chaos, it's pretty hard to have much sympathy for those who participate, IMO.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/protests-looting-erupt-again-minneapolis-203508355.html

One thing I noticed when these incidents started, and has continued: locally, "peaceful" protests, rallies, etc., have been exactly that. And not only have they included members of law enforcement, politicians, etc., but a few days ago one was even organized by a nearby city's Chief of Police.

The rioters, looters, etc. are much different. I'd bet many of them don't even know who Mr. Floyd was. One of the first examples that made the local news was when they converged on the police station. With only a couple of exceptions, nearly all the individuals were white. Most were young. And some were holding large signs bearing the 'anarchy' symbol.

Borrowing an expression from the older generation, some individuals have 'a chip on their shoulders and an axe to grind,' and it has nothing to do with racial injustice or some creeps killing an innocent person.