CampingJosh
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- Dec 16, 2010
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That IS a real issue. That's not why people are looting and burning businesses in cities indiscriminately though. It was a catalyst. And so is the constant egging on by the media. I've seen some examples where there are signs in the windows saying, "black owned business". Well, if it's about police brutality why is there even a need to distinguish? It's not any of the businesses doing this. But anyway, sometimes those signs are effective, and sometimes they just loot and burn the place anyway. Makes me suspect it's about WAY more than just getting justice for Floyd or generally about ending injustice at the hands of some police.
But as far as real solutions, as you've seen me say, reducing encounters reduces bad encounters. Using minor traffic violations to fish for bigger crimes is nonsense and only increases the chances that the stop will go bad. The less people encounter the police the less likely they are to end up like Floyd.
Here is the rationale I've heard:
In some neighborhoods, the residents feel as though the police care more about the private property in the area (stores, windows, etc.) than they care about the residents who live in the neighborhood. So the residents choose to destroy the things that the police care about as a way of "getting back at" the police.
In that way it's similar to a wife who catches her husband cheating and responds by keying his car and slashing the tires.
Again, I am not the one positing this, as I am not in a position to know what black people in urban areas are feeling. I'm just sharing most "anger-logical" reason I've heard.