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Could you show me evidence of your first claims? That still seems like an overstatement.

>shattered windows

Yeah, I could see most of the first floor windows being broken

>destroyed groceries and pharmacies

Wait virtually every, and a total loss? I’m skeptical.

>stole lots from businesses

Sure, I don’t doubt it, though how widespread this was across cities is worth asking.

>vandalized

Don’t doubt this at all.

>lit police cars on fire

Sure, yeah, but how much does that add up to? A few cars per city wouldn’t be much in the grand scheme.



What are you trying to get at?

Here’s some indicator of damages. 1500 damaged businesses in Minneapolis alone: https://www.newsweek.com/businesses-year-after-floyd-1596610

And typical estimates are a couple billion in insurance claims (I think nationally?)

Are you just arguing about if it’s “a lot” or not. Thats entirely subjective and not worth debating.


The original way it was put is that “they were allowed to destroy everything” and the national guard was brought in after the looting had already happened. That’s the picture I’m responding to and contesting because I don’t think it’s true in most of the country. Maybe Minneapolis and a small number of other places?




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