An article by Forbes, states that Target will temporarily close 175 stores. As I mentioned in my post Tragedy Followed by Tragedy, this is the cost of the actions of the rioters. Lost jobs that are normally filled by the residents of those communities. Moreover, residents of those communities would have to go out of the community for their needs making it inconvenient and by extension more expensive than before the riots.
‘The media does them no service by categorizing the lawlessness as peaceful and justified. The media doesn’t realize how condescending their excusing of bad behavior is to the very communities they purport to support. When the media expects the highest level of civility from one group then excuses another group of the same level of behavior, it is straightforward bigotry.
I hope that in future, all of us (media included) will be able to condemn bad acts regardless of what group commits the acts and regardless of what perceived excuse there is.
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