Looter Explains Motive

"Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love..."
--Martin Luther King Jr.
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For those struggling to understand the looting, watch this. It's 18 minutes long, but if you're actually open-minded then while you may not agree with looting, you might begin to understand why it's happening.

George Floyd, the Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper

Tone said:

Cops are being shot left and right.

*Violence begets violence...

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It is one thing to demonstrate and another to destroy a city.

~Bella

High Fidelity said:

For those struggling to understand the looting, watch this. It's 18 minutes long, but if you're actually open-minded then while you may not agree with looting, you might begin to understand why it's happening.

George Floyd, the Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper

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As believers, our Messiah requires us to submit to secular authorities as unto Himself.

Here in the U.S.A., the Constitution is the highest social contract there is:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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If we see that those who are sworn to uphold this contract are not keeping their end, we are still held responsible to abide by it as we are bound by a greater contract:


1 Peter 2
"17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king. 18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. 19For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended."

Ephesians 6
"5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would show to Christ. 6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart."

Romans 13
"1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. 2Consequently, the one who resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. 4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. 5Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. 7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. 8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law."

1 Timothy 6
"1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited. 2Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles."

Romans 12
"17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.


So, what we understand is that this whole thing is a great test to see who is who.

Criminal opportunists taking advantage of the chaos for personal gain? Color me shocked.

People on the right trying to cast aspersions on all protesters because there are rioters and looters present? Color me twice shocked.

Anyone trying to describe the protesters as a monolith is either dishonest or misguided.

Ana the Ist said:

I see bricks. It's a weird claim that they're being set out by extremists....or police....or whomever someone wants to blame. After all, setting them out won't ensure they're used and there's far more effective implements of destruction than bricks.

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But aren't bricks a good way to maybe break some windows? Probably a lot more effective than trying to ram your fist through a window, then possibly suffering bodily injury from the breaking glass.

In one video, I think it was when they were attacking the CNN building, one dude outside was trying to break the windows with his skateboard. Not everyone might have a skateboard at their disposal. But imagine if there was a pallet of bricks nearby, at their disposal. And if there was....hmmm...I wonder why there might be? A coincidence maybe? Or something else being the reason why?

DavidPT said:

Or something else being the reason why?

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Free masonry...


*Get it?

Tone said:

Free masonry...


*Get it?

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I know that brick layers are called masons, and that maybe some masons could maybe even be free masons, but I don't think all free masons are necessarily masons, brick layers.

DavidPT said:

What do you make of something like the following?

George Floyd death: Pallets of bricks found unattended among protests spark theories of foul play

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It's a stupid conspiracy theory on par with chemtrails and Jade Helm and IME, whose adherents have abdicated their responsibility to engage in even the most basic of critical thought and analysis before making such claims.

When construction work is happening, supplies often get dumped near the construction site. It's late spring and the weather has been nice - this is exactly when masonry work would happen. Most of these deposits of masonry materials have been accompanied by certain safety measures, such as traffic cones, which is odd if the goal is to feed them to protesters - because apparently it's okay to throw bricks but not to accidentally trip over them.

The first video in that link shows a scene from Manhattan in which the pallet of bricks are surrounded, not just by traffic cones, but by safety barricades, lights, and traffic signs indicating a lane closure. And they were in front of a building that had construction scaffolding installed over the sidewalk. If you're unaware, crumbling building facades have been a problem in NYC with attention being ramped up since a woman was killed by falling debris a few months ago.

Tone said:

Free masonry...


*Get it?

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DavidPT said:

I know that brick layers are called masons, and that maybe some masons could maybe even be free masons, but I don't think all free masons are necessarily masons, brick layers.

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The mason I had work on my house was anything but free.

Ana the Ist said:

Have they arrested any extremists yet? Any white supremacists or Antifa agitators?

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I have no clue. Some of these I have seen looting in videos are black. That at least proves some of them are not white supremacists, but it doesn't prove that none of them are Antifa agitators.

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While some antifa use their fists, other violent tactics include throwing projectiles, including bricks, crowbars, homemade slingshots, metal chains, water bottles, and balloons filled with urine and feces. They have deployed noxious gases, pushed through police barricades, and attempted to exploit any perceived weakness in law enforcement presence.

Who are Antifa?

iluvatar5150 said:

It's a stupid conspiracy theory on par with chemtrails and Jade Helm and IME, whose adherents have abdicated their responsibility to engage in even the most basic of critical thought and analysis before making such claims.

When construction work is happening, supplies often get dumped near the construction site. It's late spring and the weather has been nice - this is exactly when masonry work would happen. Most of these deposits of masonry materials have been accompanied by certain safety measures, such as traffic cones, which is odd if the goal is to feed them to protesters - because apparently it's okay to throw bricks but not to accidentally trip over them.

The first video in that link shows a scene from Manhattan in which the pallet of bricks are surrounded, not just by traffic cones, but by safety barricades, lights, and traffic signs indicating a lane closure. And they were in front of a building that had construction scaffolding installed over the sidewalk. If you're unaware, crumbling building facades have been a problem in NYC with attention being ramped up since a woman was killed by falling debris a few months ago.

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I guess I wasn't aware of this perspective. In that article I submitted, it said that these pallets of bricks were nowhere near construction sites. But if these pallets of bricks are there for legit reasons, they can easily trace back to their origins since there would be delivery tickets on file where they were initially shipped from.

DavidPT said:

I guess I wasn't aware of this perspective. In that article I submitted, it said that these pallets of bricks were nowhere near construction sites. But if these pallets of bricks are there for legit reasons, they can easily trace back to their origins since there would be delivery tickets on file where they were initially shipped from.

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Yeah, the claim that they aren't near construction sites, but in at least some cases, they're either being dishonest or they're being so lazy and unobservant that they may as well be dishonest. That one from Manhattan is probably the most egregious example I've seen - Don't tell me there's no construction site when I can see the scaffolding in the background.

Ana the Ist said:

Looter explains his motive after being caught by police

FOX 11's Bill Melugin talked to him, and he was very candid about his motive. He said point-blank he was "out to get some money". When asked if his actions were related to the protests and events that took place in Minnesota, he said it had a little bit to do with it, but it was mostly for "the dough."

Thoughts? There's been a lot of people speculating about why the looting and rioting is happening...but here's a very clear and honest explanation straight from a looter's own mouth. It's about money. It's not about systemic racism or oppression or any of that. It's not white supremacists or Antifa.

It's about taking advantage of the chaos for personal benefit.

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You mean to tell me that they are not white supremacists pretending to be ANTIFA?

Ana the Ist said:

Looter explains his motive after being caught by police

FOX 11's Bill Melugin talked to him, and he was very candid about his motive. He said point-blank he was "out to get some money". When asked if his actions were related to the protests and events that took place in Minnesota, he said it had a little bit to do with it, but it was mostly for "the dough."

Thoughts? There's been a lot of people speculating about why the looting and rioting is happening...but here's a very clear and honest explanation straight from a looter's own mouth. It's about money. It's not about systemic racism or oppression or any of that. It's not white supremacists or Antifa.

It's about taking advantage of the chaos for personal benefit.

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Criminals have been given a "welcome mat" by a wide number of public authorities ... and apparently they are just not very good at "not criming" when the incentive to do it - is being backed up by public authorities.

whatbogsends said:

Criminal opportunists taking advantage of the chaos for personal gain? Color me shocked.

People on the right trying to cast aspersions on all protesters because there are rioters and looters present? Color me twice shocked.

Anyone trying to describe the protesters as a monolith is either dishonest or misguided.

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And anyone of them who then goes on to describe police brutality as "a few bad apples" is a hypocrite.

(° ͡ ͜ ͡ʖ ͡ °) (ᵔᴥᵔʋ) said:

You mean to tell me that they are not white supremacists pretending to be ANTIFA?

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Which "they" are you referring to? Thats was an interview with one person.

Ana the Ist said:

Have they arrested any extremists yet? Any white supremacists or Antifa agitators?

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Antifa arrests coming, concerns over riots heading to suburbia, government source says

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