Thanks for the exhaustive research of the Great Pumpkin Riots of 2014.
And it is refreshing to learn the the rioters, while setting other people’s property on fire were singing the Star-Spangled Banner.
I’m sure the the people who had their cars destroyed and property burned, have a respect and appreciation for the rioters’ patriotism.
The MSM will not draw a contrast but social and black media is alive with those comparing Keene to Ferguson as proof of racism versus white privilege in Liberalland. The videos defeat those arguments and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt the police responded exactly the same way to Keene crowds as they did to the Ferguson crowds - including deploying teargas. It was the Keene crowd that responded differently to those within their ranks acting provocatively that marks the real contrast. And is the entire point of my post.
Unlike Ferguson, the acting out didn’t translate to the larger Keene crowd. There was no immediate jump to ‘rage’. Take the house that was peppersprayed - nobody came out and attacked the police; twenty minutes later they were back to partying. Both the afternoon and evening “riot” which happened hours later ended much differently than Ferguson’s night ended. Pointing out the differences in crowd dynamics doesn’t equate to condoning the behavior.
I’d be mad as a hornet if that was my car overturned. I might be a little happier to have footage in hand before it’s scrubbed, tho.