LIVE. Big fire, AutoZone store, at the Minneapolis protest scene.

[progree]

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[progree]

1. Fire trucks and lots of police have arrived at the AutoZone, which is totally on fire nt

[oswaldactedalone]

2. That's not good

Doesn’t help.

[roamer65]

4. I figured this would happen.

That police officer that killed Floyd should be walked out to the crowd and left as a sacrifice.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. Of course there is looting

People are having trouble surviving. They could sell the stuff they take to pay rent.

People loot because they have no money and the damn republicans don't care enough to help.

[jimfields33]

23. this is actually not good

Cities are trying to attract business to their city to combats business deserts. I hope this doesn’t stop progress. Although your overall premise is correct. I just hope it doesn’t cause a worse citation in the long run. Will autozone and target rebuild or move?

[Tipperary]

27. Who are they selling the stuff to since everyone is broke? Hmm?

You think this helps in any way? How about setting fires? Is that helping people’s financial situation? Please elaborate. And have they now ensured the employees at those stores have no jobs? Unreal.

[MichMan]

6. Who wouldn't want to steal some random alternator or water pump for a unknown application ?

Might need it someday

[BigmanPigman]

7. I am having flashbacks of LA riots

after the cops who beat up Rodney King on video were acquitted in 1992.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots

[PoliWrangler]

9. I was there.

It's exactly the same. And Mpls area is my home now. It's sad how little progress we've made. Still, I trust Mayor Frey to do the right thing, he can be trusted.

[BigmanPigman]

14. I am in love with that mayor!

I see a D next to his name. Simi Valley (where the cops in LA were tried and aquitted) is a big GOP area. I wonder if that makes a difference in the local govt's reaction. I can't believe that was almost 30 years ago.

[PoliWrangler]

18. Yeah, he's not just a D, much better

He is so in tune to the diverse people in the city, I have hope.

[BigmanPigman]

19. That is about the only positive news I have heard all day.

Thank you! I needed it.

[sarisataka]

8. That was the store I buy all of my parts from

One of my in-laws works(ed) there...

[MichMan]

10. Not any more

[sarisataka]

12. Nope, not for a while. I talked to my relative,

he says both the Target store and Cub Foods have been stripped bare. Those are the two biggest employers in that neighborhood.


But this will help bring justice

[Demovictory9]

24. hopefully your inlaw can get transferred to another store and not lose income

[sarisataka]

25. Not sure how long it may take to reopen

the next closest store was also looted though not burned,

He sent me a video from one of his co-workers. The co-worker said the looters are in organized groups who plan which place to go next. They know the police are tied down so they are free to go wherever they want to strip stores. Part of the video showed looters on the street selling what they took to passing motorists.

I don't expect any of the stores to reopen soon.

[Archae]

11. Any support I had for the protests just evaporated.

Rioting, burning, and looting.

These are not "protestors."

They are rioters and thugs.

[judeling]

15. Those were not the protesters

They were the thugs and hangers on.

But of course that wont matter.

[womanofthehills]

17. The police could have arrested the 4 guys and charged them

When people see a huge injustice, it’s kind of - I could be killed next so what the fuck.

[SQUEE]

26. They have been fired, and there has not been enough time to complete the investigation.

Are you really saying that the Minneapolis Mayor and DA are complicit in this? I thought we support Democrats here.

[intrepidity]

28. That "cop" should be in JAIL right now

Like anybody else who murdered someone on video would be.

[SQUEE]

31. Then join me to demand removing qualified immunity from all LEO

Now is the time, EVRRYONE is pissed about this, across the entire political spectrum, trust me I have a very diverse set of friends and co workers, and none of them are behind the police on this one... Sadly tonight's criminal activities will lessen that outrage and merely fit a narrative they are more comfortable with.

[intrepidity]

32. Joined nt

[Tipperary]

29. Yup.

And this kind of crap only helps rump and his supporters. Very sad.

[Celerity]

30. +100000

[quakerboy]

35. That would be exactly the point. Word on the street is that

Several "arsonists" were later seen walking into the precinct.

I am not there, so I cant verify in this case, but It would not be inconsistent with overall police tactics i've observed in my area and in video from other protests in a variety of cities, which often include sending undercovers in to agitate and make the crowd look bad in the news, and almost always revolve around starting violence to try and draw a protest response that they can use to escalate use of force.

[brettdale]

13. its getting scary

To see video footage of Trump supporters with Guns out on the street, saying they're
going to stop looters.

Its utter BS, they just want an excuse to shoot a black man.

[Blue_true]

21. The problem for the MAGATS is that they will face people that have guns

and shoot back.

[dware]

22. MAGATS have a hard time believing that millions of Democrats, like my self and many on this

board, are combat veterans, unlike most MAGATS, who will run and hide at the first sound of gunfire, unlike those of us who have combat experience.

[SQUEE]

33. Not too worried...

They can't even put their RDS on properly.

[herding cats]

16. While I agree this isn't right.

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I also see how this escalated to this point. Which in no way makes this ok, but I understand the factors and influences that lead to terrible, craptastic moments like this.

[NutmegYankee]

20. Riots happen.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hidden-motives/201108/understanding-why-people-riot

And often there is an element of truth in such descriptions. If you have ever been in mob that was agitated about some injustice, you know how contagious it can be. Ordinary people, normal citizens, you and me - we get swept up and do things that would be unlikely under other circumstances: shouting, shoving, throwing rocks, smashing windows, and, yes, even looting.

It usually takes an incident to get a riot started, such as an accident or the police attacking or killing an innocent bystander. But once it has begun, the raging mob has a life of its own. Deep-seated resentments, repetitive frustrations and long standing disappointments galvanize people into action. And the mob provides cover, an anonymity that makes it easier to overcome one's usual reticence or moral scruples. One is immersed, engulfed. And it can become an exuberant experience, a joyful release for long suppressed emotions. It can also become manic, driven, a means of restlessly seeking new outlets. Leadership emerges spontaneously and changes rapidly.

It offers a kind of intense belonging, not dissimilar to what spectators feel at a sports event or fans at a rock concert. But because it isn't focused on a game or performance, it easily gets out of hand. Freud described such "mass psychology" in 1924, in the tumultuous aftermath of World War One. Others have studied it since as a recurrent form of group behavior.

[brettdale]

34. I hope the charge is murder

ASAP

[sfstaxprep]

36. Did The Dude Running These Feeds Sleep Last Night?

I went to bed at Midnight PST, and up at 7 AM, and he's still on. Looks like he needs a break.