Read: Don’t fall for the ‘chaos theory’ of the protests The sentiment in some corners seems to be, If only they would just march peacefully, and not loot, we’d be fine with this. Quarantelli wrote in their seminal study on looting in 1968, another year in which protests resulted in widespread property damage and death. Still, “the looting that takes place in these situations is usually interpreted as evidence of human depravity,” the sociologists Russell Dynes and E. Most race scholars argue that unprovoked police violence against both black people and peaceful protesters is the larger societal problem, and no amount of stolen merchandise will ever equal the loss of even a single human life. Earlier, looters destroyed a Minneapolis Target and swept designer jeans out of boutiques in Los Angeles.Īny time large groups of angry people gather spontaneously, property damage is common. Sunday night, a group of people cleaned out stores across Lower Manhattan, stuffing shoes and electronics into garbage bags. Police leaders generally agree that only a small percentage of the protesters are looting, but the practice is still undeniably widespread. But the breaking of windows, burning of property, and stealing of goods that have accompanied peaceful demonstrations make some people hesitant to throw their full support behind the protesters. Over the past week, thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across the United States to denounce institutional racism and police violence after a Minneapolis man named George Floyd died when a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. We will provide updates as we learn more.For many Americans watching the country erupt in protests, the looting is the rub. Please pray for these two Sheriff Deputies. How did we get to this sickening moment when people are gathering at the hospital to pray for their death? I'm old enough to remember when the news that two police officers were gunned down would lead to a vigil at the hospital, with people praying for their recovery. I don’t know in what world any of this is acceptable. Both deputies had graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he added.Īdditional footage of BLM outside the hospital : The female deputy is a mother to a 6-year-old boy, Villanueva said. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a news conference on Saturday night that the 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery on Saturday evening and remain in critical condition. Saturday at the Metro Blue Line station at Willowbrook Avenue and Compton Boulevard, not far from the Compton sheriff’s station. A witness told ABC7 that some had tried to break into the hospital’s emergency room. Some protesters chanted “we hope they die,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, where the wounded officers were in a critical condition, police said. Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are fighting for their lives after they were shot multiple times at point-blank range in an ambush, authorities said.Ĭrowds of protesters blocked the entrance to St. The Marxist BLM ghouls reportedly attempted to break into the hospital for who knows what reason (I shudder to imagine what they had in mind). People's lives are at stake when ambulances can't get through. To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling "We hope they die" referring to 2 LA Sheriff's ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL. In a vile display of all that is wrong with BLM and its barbaric “protesters,” they gathered around the emergency entrance to the hospital, blocking ambulance access, as they chanted “We hope they die,” referencing the two sheriff deputies fighting for their lives.
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