After three nights of riots in downtown Denver, the mayor instituted an 8:00 P.M. curfew for both Saturday and Sunday. During the day, people here have been peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman. Then at night, the protests have descended into riots, with agitators throwing rocks, bottles, and fireworks at police, and vandals setting fires, breaking windows, and scrawling graffiti around the Colorado State Capitol Building, the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and even along the 16th Street Mall, seen in the photograph on the left during less turbulent times. I certainly understand the reasons for the peaceful protests, but cannot figure out the reason for all the rioting and violence. And this is happening all over the country. I saw on television an interview with several small business owners in Minneapolis, whose businesses have been destroyed just after they reopened after being closed down for two months due to the coronavirus. How does destroying the lives of innocent people help the cause of racial injustice? To me, it is unfathomable.
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