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>>danso+(OP)
Side topic: Should government control looting when it comes to violent protests?

>>fermie+M8
With innocent people being harmed, and at least one killed, I think they should. Letting this get out of control is not the best option, as tensions are already high from covid, and this could be a feedback loop to more unneeded violence, with unintended victims caught in the cross hairs.

With a gas line possibly being cut, and ~170 business burned down, this is spiraling out of control [0]

I mention the gas line (though I don’t know if this a fair comparison) for the potential of chained explosions like the one in Merrimack Valley [1]

Regardless, I think many are using the protests as an excuse to loot, and let off steam from the tensions of lockdown, in addition to its obvious main reason.

[0] https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/29/protesters-take-mi...

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrimack_Valley_gas_explosi...