Posted on 06/12/2020 8:18:23 AM PDT by karpov
MINNEAPOLIS—Ever since protesters flooded the streets following the killing of George Floyd in police custody, residents here have wondered: Who burned down so many businesses in the Twin Cities, and why?
While a few arrests have been made so far, the question continues to go largely unanswered. “It’s perplexing as can be,” said Cam McCambridge, co-owner of a Minneapolis building that housed Family Dollar and O’Reilly Auto Parts stores before it collapsed in an overnight inferno during rioting two weeks ago.
The widespread destruction across much of Minneapolis and St. Paul sets the Twin Cities apart from other flare-ups of unrest following Mr. Floyd’s killing. The arson threatens to complicate the region’s recovery, as political leaders grapple with curbing police brutality and racial discrimination.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has taken the unusual step of deploying two national response teams of agents to investigate approximately 135 business fires in the Twin Cities. The agency is working with local authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The ATF has released photos and videos, asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects caught on security cameras lighting fires, pouring accelerants and throwing an apparent Molotov cocktail. As agents dig through burned-out rubble and interview witnesses, William Henderson, the ATF special agent in charge in St. Paul, has cautioned: “These investigations are going to take time.”
Minnesota state officials have pointed to unspecified and unconnected outsiders, including white supremacists, anarchists and drug cartels for turning peaceful demonstrations into violent riots that left scores of businesses looted, damaged or destroyed by flames.
So far, however, authorities haven’t accused anyone charged in local arson cases with having extremist ties, and most of the handful of defendants in arson cases hail from the Twin Cities area.
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I’m sure it was a white supremacist maybe the ghost of Timothy McVeigh.
“It’s perplexing as can be...”
Yeah. Strange, that. Who could be behind it all? Who?
White supremacists, according to the politicians back when it happened.
rhymes with pantyfa
Doh
Why do White Supremacists do these sorts of things?
Many of the antifa supporters are college professors making $400,000 a year plus. These are the people handing out molotov cocktails. Many of the drive Mercedes and other high end cars.
Very perplexing. Seems like France had similar problems a couple of years ago. Night after night of fires and riots. Did they ever get to who was behind those events?
Probably some Amish youth. Those rapscallions.
We need more Korean merchants.
Governments that permitted riots used to be liable for damages to private property under Eminent Domain laws. Of course, governments and the leftists in them got rid of those laws decades ago.
Now we have governments that not only refuse to protect you, they actually encourage rioting and looting.
I am willing to bet that the people that burned and rioted never even met George Floyd.
Not the Amish this time.
It was clearly those Scandanavian gangs from the suburbs.
They found lutefisk wrappers all over the place. Uffda.
No sympathy for Minnesota-stan.
And to top it off, they attacked the White House where the head White Supremacist lives.
The Soros narrative makes complete sense.
Bart Simpson: I didn’t do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can’t prove anything.
I'd start there.
Of course, white supremacists are known for their so-called no-go zones who don't exactly care for the police so it may be hard to actually talk to people who might know something.
Sudden jihad syndrome?
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