What's behind the rioting and looting in the US state of Missouri?

France 24 ^ | August 11, 2014 | Antonio French

[doc1019]

The need for new and updated electronics.

[DesertRhino]

People riot because it’s fun. That’s it. ..

[oh8eleven]

What's behind the rioting and looting in the US state of Missouri?
Reagan and Bush ... it's all their fault don't ya' know. Oh, and Nixon too 'cause he resigned 40 years ago.

[Paladin2]

There’s makers and gibsmedat takers.

[keats5]

I think people are rioting for entertainment and looting because they want free stuff.

But that’s just me.

[cripplecreek]

I think France needs to worry about their own utes.

[llevrok]

what’s behind it?

ill bred people who have lived generations on liberal plantations.

[ClearCase_guy]

These race issues seem to be boiling over now.

Do we blame George Bush? Or perhaps some other guy?

[dfwgator]

It’s a chance for Free S—t.

[bgill]

Beat me to it. I gots ta get me a new T-vee.

[Paladin2]

"only one out of six of the City Council members are black, "

But how many are 'rats?

[Nuc 1.1]

Shoot looters on sight. Word will get out.

[LostInBayport]

[golux]

"...nearly 70% of the town’s 21,000 residents are now black. Some protesters claim that Ferguson's police force disproportionately target black residents. In 2013 black motorists were twice as likely to be stopped than white drivers...."

Wait. So that's seventy over a hundred, and... Let's see. Fifty over a hundred, carry the two, cross over, cancel the zeros, multiply by 21,00, and...

Yep! Discriminating against whites.

[Veggie Todd]

...nearly 70% of the town’s 21,000 residents are now black. Some protesters claim that Ferguson's police force disproportionately target black residents. In 2013 black motorists were twice as likely to be stopped than white drivers.

I guess it would be useless to try to explain math to them, right?

[OneWingedShark]

That’s my take on it.

[Hugin]

It’s not complicated. A large segment of urban blacks are criminals who will jump on any opportunity to steal stuff and hurt white people. A larger segment are enablers who demand we “understand” them, and give them stuff.

[shineon]

I worked in Cool Valley for 8 months, which is just north of Ferguson.
I could not understand why my co-workers, whenever they went out for lunch would drive 20 minutes to find a restaurant.

I never had any problems with the folks in Cool Valley but I could definitely sense the tension.

Prayers going up for Saint Louis and the Ferguson area.

[mass55th]

What's behind the rioting and looting?

The lack of respect for other people and their property, never being held accountable for their bad behavior, thug mentality, thinking that it's cool to be bad, absence of responsible parenting, the fear of God, etc.