RIOTS IN MISSOURI. IT'S AN OUTRAGE. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE  HAPPENED.

THE KUHNS REPORT

Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

Riots in the streets, AGAIN. A shooting in Ferguson, Missouri by a policeman  that killed 18-year-old Michael Brown caused the black community to go on a rampage and vandalize, loot and steal from stores and businesses in the city. Why?

Instead of  a peaceful protest and waiting to see what results come out of a police and FBI investigation and allow the legal system to handle the matter, the people chose to break into stores and businesses and steal valuables from those establishments and burn at least one building to the ground. So far there had been TWO nights of rioting.  That's uncalled for.

The businesses and stores that were vandalized, broken into and had merchandise stolen had nothing whatsoever to do with the shooting but yet it appears the black community just needed an excuse to rob, steal and burn.

The sad part of the rioting is police and law enforcement  stood around and watched the damage and thefts that these innocent business owners incurred and did NOTHING. Laws were being broken and law enforcement allowed it to happen. That's WRONG! The police and whatever other law enforcement agencies were present should have stopped the looting. I submit,  police are to PROTECT AND SERVE the citizens of their communities. They clearly didn't protect and serve the citizens that had their businesses looted in front of their eyes.

During the second day of the uncalled for riots  some in the community called for calm but they shouldn't have had to ask for calm. There shouldn't have been a RIOT in the first place.

I'm disgusted that the police officers and law enforcement in Missouri are playing the political correct card by standing by allowing rioters to loot honest, abiding store owners.  Just because blacks choose to loot and riot is no excuse for the  police inaction of stopping the looters.

I see a trend occurring over the years. Ever since the WATTS RIOTS in Los Angeles, the black community has been given a pass to go on a rampage when they feel one or more of their community was wronged. I was living in Compton, California during the Watts riots. I saw the building being burned down, the looting, the stealing, the cars set on fire. There was no need for the black community to do such damage, but since then, every time there is a major conflict with police and a black individual in cities across the country the black community responds by looting and burning. I view it as  the black community seeing it a  "given"- (i.e) Police shooting equals looting  and burning. They feel they have that right and/or privilege . It shouldn't be that way.

I suggest that if the police/law enforcement in Ferguson has stopped the vandalism, looting and riots from the get -go those rioters would know that such acts of disobedience and violations of the law would not be tolerated. Arrests should have been and force met with equal force.

I fault the police in the cities that allow the riots to occur. When they just stand by and watch lawbreakers  rob and destroy they are enabling the rioters and enforcing the idea in the rioters minds that it's okay to rob, steal and burn an innocent business establishment "because we did it before and nothing happens.. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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