That gets back to the idea of using lethal force in response to riots and looting. That was the routine response decades again. Civilization seems to have unlearned that lesson.
Right now, rioters and looters have no skin in the game. They don't face the risk of getting shot. They don't face the risk of getting arrested and prosecuted. Given that, why not riot and loot as much as you can?
They've taken this weakness (don't shoot rioters and looters), and are exploiting it to the maximum with organized rioting and looting.
I do think a substantial part of the problem is in the public conscious and what they will or wont allow the police to do.
They'll allow the police to act against their interests and won't allow them to act in their interests.
The average member of the public isn't raised in an environment like mine where it's not all lollipops and care bears. Most of them are raised on Hollywood which gives unrealistic expectations.
The media is to blame. Imagine if the riots and looting were national headline news every time it happened? There would be an outcry for it to stop, and police would be given the authority to do what's necessary. Imagine if the media gave as much negative attention to rioting and looting as they gave negative attention to Trump?
They're a big part of it. We live in a society with high convenience thus dependence and they're doing the opposite of what they are supposed to be doing. It would be like if you trusted your GPS system but one day it starts giving random directions for a laugh.
That gets back to the idea of using lethal force in response to riots and looting. That was the routine response decades again. Civilization seems to have unlearned that lesson.
Right now, rioters and looters have no skin in the game. They don't face the risk of getting shot. They don't face the risk of getting arrested and prosecuted. Given that, why not riot and loot as much as you can?
They've taken this weakness (don't shoot rioters and looters), and are exploiting it to the maximum with organized rioting and looting.
I do think a substantial part of the problem is in the public conscious and what they will or wont allow the police to do.
They'll allow the police to act against their interests and won't allow them to act in their interests.
The average member of the public isn't raised in an environment like mine where it's not all lollipops and care bears. Most of them are raised on Hollywood which gives unrealistic expectations.
The media is to blame. Imagine if the riots and looting were national headline news every time it happened? There would be an outcry for it to stop, and police would be given the authority to do what's necessary. Imagine if the media gave as much negative attention to rioting and looting as they gave negative attention to Trump?
They're a big part of it. We live in a society with high convenience thus dependence and they're doing the opposite of what they are supposed to be doing. It would be like if you trusted your GPS system but one day it starts giving random directions for a laugh.