Do you suppose they keep having riots and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage is related to the fact that they pay no price for their rioting? I do. It is basic human nature to push. When your a criminal, you keep pushing into increasingly more violence until someone stops you.
Seattle is a liberal utopia. Rioting happens because no steps are taken to stop it. In fact, the rioters announce their rioting well in advance to give the city time to set up news coverage and script the PD’s non-response. The cops then go out and stand there getting attacked by anarchists, the News bemoans the poor rioters and concessions are made to have more bread shipped to the circus next time.
This is an act of suicide for a country.
I don’t think a stepped-up militarized response is necessary with what is going on in the US at this time, no. I think what civil disorder and criminality we do have can be accomplished without out of control or overly militarized units.
11 of the 12 officers at that pool party are still employed. They were all presented with the same test and passed it and get to keep their jobs. Some people are not cut out to be cops, and we don’t need to physically beat down the average unruly mob to get it under control. Some people do attack police and do deserve what they get. Some people end up in police custody and receive treatment that when brought to the public’s awareness, causes them to lose their job.