A bit H/T today to photog at Orion’s Cold Fire, whose blogging and re-reporting on the riots have helped me keep abreast of events amid my illness. I’ve linked to several of his posts throughout as reference.
One thing that’s struck me about the rioting is the utter lack of response from authorities in large cities. It seems that the prudent response should have been, from the moment the first brick flew through the window of a Wendy’s, an overwhelming yet restrained show of force. Make some arrests, crack some skulls judiciously when warranted, and send the clear signal that rioting is not allowed.
Instead, blue cities are completely kowtowing to the rioters. Minneapolis’s City Council voted—ludicrously!—to disband the Minneapolis Police Department. The mayor of Minneapolis—a radical Leftist—has washed his hands of the looting, essentially endorsing it. In Massachusetts, the Attorney General has justified rioting as a positive good, saying, “Yes, America is burning, but that’s how forests grow.”
The Portly Politico 