[DiogenesLamp]

Ordering the police to ‘stand down’ during riots and vandalism of currently unpopular public and private property is justified as ‘deescalating tensions’. That’s what they’re doing in Seattle.

I would characterize it as an "Illegal taking" banned by the fifth amendment.

The government cannot simply tell other people that they may burn down your property, either tacitly or explicitly. The government does not own the property, and so cannot "give" permission to destroy it.

That’s what they’re doing in Seattle. If a non-leftist group were to barricade off a section of town—that’s completely different.

That sounds like an "equal application of the law" violation. (14th amendment)

[hanamizu]

Please don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it’s commonly done and is being blatantly done right now. See what happens if someone defaces the Arthur Ashe monument in Richmond or if ordinary citizens try to take down the barriers in Seattle.