[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

It remains to be seen, whether due punishment is meted out. There's a big hue and cry for rounding up and jailing the offenders. At the same time, the usual leftards are already writing letters to the editor saying we're all to blame. We must study the root causes. We have to "empower" the underclasses, so they don't act up in the future (conveniently overlooking the fact that many of the rioters were over-privilidged, spoiled, self-entitled students from the suburbs). I don't hold out a lot of hope for a good outcome.

[Fantasywriter]

Thanks for the info. I watched some of it live, and I was struck by the passivity of the police. There didn’t appear to be any fear of arrest on the part of the rioters, either. I hope they make examples out of some of the most violent offenders, but as you said the odds look bleak.