Posted on 06/03/2020 1:33:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin
After his Los Angeles pizza shop was crippled for two months by the coronavirus pandemic, Bobby Alt reopened Saturday excited to finally dish out slices to customers in person. By the time he closed for the night, he feared the worst for his little business.
A largely peaceful protest earlier in the day, which had delivered a steady flow of hungry customers, had given way to unruly groups of vandals tagging and breaking into businesses in the upscale Beverly Grove neighborhood.
Alt watched it unfold with a sense of dread, closed up D’Amore’s Pizza and left. When he returned the next morning, he found his door busted in and the place trashed.
He is one of thousands of shop owners and restaurateurs who weathered COVID-19 shutdown orders during the virus outbreak only to have reopening dreams dashed by unruly crowds who took advantage of chaos surrounding protests and ransacked businesses across the state over several nights.
From San Diego to Sacramento, vandals sprayed graffiti on storefronts, torched businesses and broke into big box retailers and mom-and-pops alike and ran off with clothing, electronics and other goods.
As the sun was setting, most marchers had moved on. Then a different group came into the neighborhood, he said, and they weren’t carrying signs or protesting anything.
“It seemed like people were excited to rage and riot.”
He watched in disbelief as several cars pulled up across the street and a group of about 20 people got out and rampaged through a liquor store. They grabbed bottles of booze and bags of chips. Within 30 seconds, they had cleared the place out.
He returned around dawn to a scene of widespread destruction. Sidewalks were littered with broken glass and smoke was still rising from ashes of stores set ablaze.
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99.99% guess that the criminals lean more toward the democrat party.
Most violent criminals are democrats and their enablers are democrats.
Welcome to the Democrat’s America
Life imitates “Do The Right Thing”
Next time go full Korean.
The looters, arsonists, and beatdown gangs are de facto stormtroops for the Democrat Party.
Elections have consequences.
If morons would quit voting for democrats in our major cities, then riots and lootings would be a thing of the past.
This is no longer a protest. It is nothing but anarchy, rioting, destruction and looting.
Raving bands of savages don’t care that it’s his business, or that he suffered through one more government-induced disaster. Dey jess wants anyting dey can gets.
Ok Bobby Alt, who did you vote for? Be honest.
>>Ok Bobby Alt, who did you vote for? Be honest.
If he says Reagan, Bush, or Trump he can expect more vandalism.
It’s the same intimidation every election and they HATE to lose
Hey, Bobby, did you vote Democrat? You just got what you voted for. Enjoy!
Two words: Vote Republican.
It’s your only chance of survival
“...closed up D’Amore’s Pizza and left”
The police have been neutered. It’s been left to individual citizens and shop owner to either defend their property, or just let it burn.
In these liberal neighborhoods, my only question is this: will this shop owner place the blame where it belongs, with the Democrat mayor, the Antifa and BLM organizers, or will they be lulled by the Narrative? I’m pretty sure they’re going to go with the Narrative.
Be sure to Thank Garcetti and the Police for all their help.
“ This is no longer a protest. It is nothing but anarchy, rioting, destruction and looting.”
Exactly, democrat voter registration
And all the while, Nancy was eating ice cream surrounded by security.
Unless the loot was empty pizza boxes, this isn’t looting anymore it is about having fun destroying stuff with your buddies.
Like the old chewing gum commercial: 4 out of 5 looters who vote, vote Democrat.
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