There's also this thing called the "First Amendment" you might have heard of it.
Does that give these feral zoo animals the RIGHT to riot and loot and to destroy buildings etc?
OP did not say "looters" he said "protesters". Of course criminals should be prosecuted but protesting is as legal as walking down the street. Even if you don't agree with the message you must respect their rights if you expect to have those rights for yourself.
Looters are one thing. But protesters that prevent commerce or stop people from getting to work are going to be in for a horrible surprise if they don't stop.
But I think that is the goal of these troublemakers.
They want the authorities to arrest anyone who pushes back.
The day will come that nobody will be around to arrest us.....and we'll be unleashed on your dumb asses.
Business owners have insurance for their losses. Donald Trump shut down all of the police reforms against violence when he took office. He castigated Colin Kapernick and demanded his firing for taking a knee. The USA is now more segregated than it was in 1960, via "Christian" schools, Charter schools, and red lining.
How long are the American people supposed to tolerate being brutalized and killed by the police at the rate of 1000 people per year - with black and brown people making up a far greater percertage of those being victimized by the police?
Republican since Ronald Reagan have demanded the militarization of the police, and the subjugation of black and brown people to the police. They have surpressed minority votes, both by using federal laws to charge black and brown men with crimes, thus permanently stripping them of the right to vote, for life. Along with voter suppression and gerrymandering, this is how Republicans have stayed in power.
Police have been allowed to brutalize and kill American citizen with impunity, which means the police forces attract racists and those with violent tendencies, because as cops, these people have no restraint on how brutal they can be. I've met these guys, and they're no different than the criminals they're arresting. But they're legally allowed to beat people up and even kill them enforcing laws for petty crimes, like selling cigarettes, or passing a $20 bill.
An economy which overwhelming rewards the wealthy class over the working class, requires a police state to enforce order. They especially need to brutalize and frighten those at the bottom of the economic scale to keep them in line.
You're being sold the false notion that property and the economy matter more than people, and their lives. The people being forced to go back to work in the pandemic, with no protections, are the serving class, who work in transit, health care, child care, and teachers, restaurants and public services - overwhelmingly low wage jobs where minorities are more likely to be working.
The people dying in the pandemic, are overwhelmingly minorities and elderly. People who don't matter to you.
BLACK LIVES MATTER. Until you can say that and mean it, the protests will continue until your entire nation is in flames, because if the only way that fools like you will understand the people come first.
What will it take for you to stop killing people of colour and start putting people first?