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In response to "real point is looting is a message and it has to be sent to people and companies that it will hurt." by colin

I fully disagree with the idea that looting is a justifiable or effective tactic. And I don't know know that "organizers" in this context have

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 10 '20, 07:59

anything at all to do with BLM or other protest groups. I think it is more likely just opportunistic (given the large number of cops in another area of town).

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there are 13,000 cops in Chicago... were all 13,000 in another part of town? - colin Aug 10, 08:07 3
- I understand it fine. I don't agree with it as a tactic or in its effectiveness. The answer to injustice is not anarchy. It distracts from the - pmb Aug 10, 08:14 2
  - looting isn't the most effective form of protest, but it still is effective in it's way. -- (edited) - colin Aug 10, 08:25 1
    - Still not with you. It brings it to the public eye, but not with sympathy for the idea. To the extent that it provokes police to overreact, maybe - pmb Aug 10, 08:32

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I fully disagree with the idea that looting is a justifiable or effective tactic. And I don't know know that "organizers" in this context have

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