“What’s not true about the statement ‘if this had happened in Chicago or in New York, I think we would have seen rioting and looting.’”
Firstly, they don’t need much excuse. A couple of degree above average summer will do, or a random cop looking at someone crosseyed.
You’re confusing the politics with the human response to disaster which is why no one cites rioting or looting after 9/11 or after last month’s big snow in Chicago.
Or a losing sports team. Or a winning sports team. Just the same.