to associate looting/ vandalism with the actual reason is ludicrous in your part Tsing. They just robbing during the perfect opportunity to do so. A real protest would be to lynch that Mo-Fo. ;o) every time a cop kills a black guy for no reason this shit happens. Should we also put blame on the cops? if they would have thrown his ass in jail like you or me perhaps this could be diverted.
I would support heavy punishment for the rioters and looters that can be identified, the idea of ransacking a Target as justified is ridiculous. I also hope the police officer gets the same strong hand of justice equally.
Out of towners want Justice too. Especially when it comes from a Soros bank account or BLM supported charity.