[Jim Robinson]

It’s not very patriotic to loot and burn business establishments (three nights running). You don’t see this kind of activity at tea party protests.

[morphing libertarian]

How many nights does a riot have to continue to impose a curfew and call out the guard?

[BuckeyeTexan]

I don't know. They look awfully rowdy and violent to me. /s

[Dr. Sivana]

You don’t see this kind of activity at tea party protests.

I know that, but I wouldn't put it beyond Obama to plant a few saboteurs acting like Tea Partiers in a crowd to justify treating all as criminals, or better yet to provoke some into aggression and hope it gets out of control, so he can crack down in his own manner.

[rickomatic]

Maybe I missed something the past couple days with all the Robin Williams adulation going on. I thought the rioting and looting happened the first night. Has it continued? Or have there just been angry protests? I made a snap judgement on this case at first, in the favor of the police. I am beginning to rethink my position in light of these latest police statements. Whether you are black or white, composed or angry, your Constitutional right to peaceably assemble is NOT negotiable.

[ilovesarah2012]

You might if a member of the Tea Party was murdered by the cops.

[narses]

See, that is racist. Everyone knows that the Tea Party is all white. Your race card account will be revoked over racist comments like that. At least at DU.

/sarcasm off/

[magna carta]

I am opposed to anarchy, looting, destruction of private property and I back LEO in getting order back into the town but there is in other cases random events where SWAT is acting under dubious circumstances. There are two books out on the increasing militarization of local police forces and bizarre equipment being purchased by local towns.The colonists resisted such powers being given to local police forces (lobsters) so we should be mindful of that in keeping with our history.