So here's the thing with riots. Once it starts, non-locals join. They don't know that "John's Market" gave formula and diapers to a local woman whose income was interrupted, or that that little used car lot on the corner is the result of a neighborhood family's 30 years of sacrifice.
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The police stations will be rebuilt with thicker, fire-resistant walls within a few months. But the owners of those local businesses are probably down for the count.
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Now do you get why we should not cheer the rioters on? Imagine your neighborhood, only without any businesses, and you have to take the bus to get anywhere.