To be quite honest, I find the fact that some people will refuse to accept that alot of what happened is nothing more than mindless violence rather worrying.
Do I believe that so many people could suddenly turn violent and begin to destroy and steal for no good reason? No, actually I don't. I'm not arguing that there are underlying issues that need to be addressed. These riots can't just be swept under the carpet, leaving people to feel invisible. However, do I believe that apart from initial, root causes for unrest, 90% of these riots are people simply practicising criminality, for the sake of it and also for personal gain? Damn right I do.
I don't see what's so hard to believe about the fact that there are a HELL of a lot of people out there who would break the law, attack and steal whatever they want, and the only thing holding them back is the threat of having to pay consequences for their actions. You remove that threat, and people will do what they please.
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