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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

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.

therealdrag0 1y ago
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 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.
- BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
  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?