Last night, rioters burned and looted a considerable part of the city of Minneapolis. The authorities mostly stood by helplessly. The Star Tribune seems to be downplaying the riot, or perhaps it just didn’t want to put its reporters in harm’s way by covering the story. As far as I know, the best information on the riot comes from my friend Kyle Hooten, who braved the danger on behalf of Alpha News. You can see the results at his Twitter feed. Here are some of his tweets. The scenes can fairly be described as post-apocalyptic:
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 28, 2020
We documented literally hours worth of looting, getting closer to the crime than any other source pic.twitter.com/oUzYvHi2df
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 28, 2020
Inside a looted Target store, Minneapolis Minnesota, early morning hours of May 28 pic.twitter.com/dys87a8npC
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 28, 2020
This huge under-construction building was burned down tonight in Minneapolis. These three photos show the progression of the blaze: pic.twitter.com/W8z2zpqd6F
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 28, 2020
.@millcitycitizen captured the moment shots were fired in the Target parking lot at the Minneapolis riot. Two other reporters and I were about 50 yards from the source of the gunfire which was aimed in our direction! pic.twitter.com/dwJsuBhLdz
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) May 28, 2020
Fifty years ago, Minneapolis was a model city. Now, after decades of liberal rule, it is anything but. Perhaps the current fiasco will provide impetus for change, but I doubt it.
UPDATE: This building was under construction. The entire building was intended to be affordable housing:
Nice going, rioters.
STEVE adds—oh, goody, this is sure to help:
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