Rioting

The more I learn about the human race, the more I don’t understand why it is so stupid.

From time to time the people we ask to uphold the laws, the police, make a mistake costing the life of an innocent victim.

I’m not saying that they should not be accountable, but what would you do if somebody quickly turned around and drew something that you had to make a decision in a split second of what to do? How would you respond if the wrong decision would cost you your life? Might you lean towards action that would favour saving your life?

There have been occasions where the officers have gone too far, and they should bear the consequences.

What I don’t understand is when a mortal mistake is made why mobs start rioting. I have no problems with people protesting, but burning the cars of more innocent people and looting stores seems to indicate to me that the bad guys are just looking for an excuse to let loose.

If Gandhi could free India from British rule peacefully, then it is possible to make your point without violence. If Martin Luther King worked on racial freedom without resorting to anarchy, then why is it impossible for others?

It’s funny, but when I see a mob wrecking a shopkeepers store and burning somebody’s car, my thoughts don’t turn to the person who was killed. I think of those poor people who have to suffer the brunt of angry people who don’t know how to protest constructively.

Yes, I am saddened when somebody is killed unjustly. I am saddened even more when people feel that the way to honour this victim is to riot in the streets.