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The Magistrate

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12. Again, Sir
Sat Sep 11, 2021, 04:44 PM
Sep 2021

Those were riots like a walk in an arboredum is exploration of virgin jungle. They barely qualify as civil disorder. The vast bulk of the violence and disruption owed to police assaults on demonstrators.

I have no idea what your age is, but I have seen tanks cruising the streets of American cities. My first apartment was in a neighborhood where buildings were still scorched ruins from the year before. There are areas in my city that are still open lots from the destruction of more than a half century ago, it was that thorough in some areas. There were numerous fatalities, it was something looked forward to for several years running, the 'long hot summer' was a serious expectation.

The coverage of what happened in my city last year was something we sat around and laughed at. The news-crews found a couple of downtown shop windows broken, and enthused over it for literally hours. There were areas where it was a bit more sketchy, but nothing remotely resembling an actual riot.

I understand there are places and pockets where people seem to honestly believe that cities were reduced to burnt-out wastelands last year. They are also places where people think Trump is a glorious leader and horse de-wormer cures covid. Areas of vicious ignorance, in short. I am utterly out of patience with such swill, and the shit-heels who give it credence.



"I don't see no riot here! Why you all in riot gear?"





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