Looting, Unrest Overnight Across Downtown Chicago; The Loop Shut Down

CBS Chicago ^ | August 10, 2020 at 6:00 am | CBS 2 Chicago Staff

[Texas Fossil]

CHICAGO (CBS)– Dozens of stores, banks and other businesses were broken into across downtown Chicago overnight.

The unrest started around 11 p.m. Sunday and cause of the unrest is still unknown at this time, but it does appear to be a coordinated effort. VIdeo shows multiple cars parked on the streets as people ran out and broke into stores.

Bridges surrounding The Loop are closed to traffic. Expressway ramps leading into the downtown area are also shut down.

The Best Buy at North and Clybourn was destoyed by looters. Boxes and debris from stolen merchandise were strewn across the parking lot. “Everything is complete chaos,” reports CBS 2’s Jeanette Hudson. The damage looked more like a torndao had hit the area.

Vi Nguyen @ViNguyen

Mass chaos in downtown Chicago. Hundred of people looting stores. Looters broke into a bank and ripped out the atm. They are trying to break into it. This is at State and Lake.

[Texas Fossil]

Yes. And that has been a long time coming.

Lets hope that in November it is the death knell for the Communist/Democrat Party.

[metmom]

If it does, it does.

With the dems prohibiting LE from doing their job, I am losing any concern I have for cries of *vigilante justice* from the MSM or the left.

People have the right to defend themselves and when the authorities refuse to protect us, people will take matters into their own hands.

[metmom]

In the same location all night?

I thought I read that they would get out of the cars, loot, and then take off.

That sounds like random fast strikes, even if it happens over several hours.

[Texas Fossil]

They did not fear the police, because the Mayor wanted the riots. They practiced catch and release, except those who were charged with Federal crimes. THEN they got a little sober when they realized they might do some serious prison time. Soros money is bad bargain if that is the penalty.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

metmom :" People have the right to defend themselves and when the authorities refuse to protect us,
people will take matters into their own hands."

"The Rule of Law" is what defines civilization.
When there is no Rule of Law, mankind responds with whatever it takes to protect themselves.
When the enemy is within the gates, you judge by behavior, not what they say.
When faced with barbarians and barbarism, you respond in kind, even if it includes 'vigilanteeism' .

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

metmom :" People have the right to defend themselves and when the authorities refuse to protect us, people will take matters into their own hands.

CORRECTION
" People have the (added- God given) right to defend themselves..
This is the basis of the "Castle Doctrine" employed in many States...