>>We’d still be British subjects following your reasoning.
Comparing punks finding an excuse to riot to the Founders of this nation, as you implicitly do, is simply absurd. There is little-to-no principal involved in ransacking a McDonalds, among other “fun” these rioters have had.
Try again.
What was throwing the tea in the harbor? I say it was a little bit of rioting.
While it does appear the cop screwed up, don’t forget these fine Oakland residents kill each other several times a week, including kids and innocent bystanders all without rioting and usually with no fanfare at all.