Night two of the violent uprisings in Philly was worse than the first one. Over a thousand rioters were said to have hit a targeted area to loot and destroy.
We’ve got plenty of footage from the swath of destruction, but first, let’s look into some precipitating factors.
Police are having a hard time of it. Not only were at least 30 of them injured on the FIRST night, (who knows how many on the second)…
But if this footage from the first night is any indication, they have been badly outnumbered.
Police run away and retreat from a mob of BLM rioters in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/mcRONzebDl
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 27, 2020
If only we had some clue as to what was the hell was going wrong over there…
Philadelphia City Council’s Public Safety Committee approved a proposal Tuesday that if signed into law would be among the first of its kind for a major US city.
The measure would effectively ban the use of non-lethal force against protesters.
That means law enforcement in Philadelphia would no longer be permitted to use resources like tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets when people are exercising their First Amendment rights.
…But officials from the Fraternal Order Of Police said the only thing this proposal does is put public safety at risk.
FOP Vice President Roosevelt Poplar said the whole point of using non-lethal force for crowd control is to keep the public as safe as possible during a potentially dangerous situation.
“So, basically, you’re taking away non-lethal munitions and you’re leaving them with only one tool, and that’s a deadly weapon tool, which is a gun,” Poplar said. –ABC
That would count as a clue.
This probably isn’t helping any:
The head of Philadelphia’s police department was the head of Portland’s police department until this year.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 28, 2020
But wait, there’s more!
@TomWolfPA calling the last night riots and looting in #Philadelphia Peaceful Protest!
is he insane?#phillyprotests #phillyriot pic.twitter.com/i8qbKHHb2O— The News Room (@_TheNewsRoom) October 27, 2020
How bad was the damage?
One of the reporters present in the early days of the George Floyd riots (remember that name?) says he hasn’t seen anything like it since Minnesota back in May.
Stores being looted in Philadelphia while police are guarding the Walmart that was looted earlier. pic.twitter.com/R84NUaPk4W
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
Philadelphia looters ransacking a TMobile store. pic.twitter.com/EkybAwhh4X
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
A Chick-fil-A in Philadelphia was broken into and damaged. pic.twitter.com/yfR4w5laOj
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
The inside of a looted Rite Aid in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/LNgAVMi5EF
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
Rosas wasn’t the only reporter on the scene.
At the BLM riot in Philadelphia, a looter wheels a large appliance out of the store. pic.twitter.com/gmcsebGLDJ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 28, 2020
Footage from inside a Philadelphia business shows looters destroying the place within seconds during the BLM riot. pic.twitter.com/yz81zf8E6j
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 28, 2020
BREAKING: I was jumped by BLM rioters while they were looting more than a dozen stores,
including Wal-Matt, T-Mobile, & 5-below
Though in pain, I didn’t stop reporting because
Americans need to see what the corporate media refuses to show
pic.twitter.com/VI5hl8uV3C— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
Tonight, I was jumped by BLM rioters while covering the civil unrest in Philadelphia
Reporter @ShelbyTalcott captured the moment the looters jumped me inside of a 5-Below
They tried to rob me as well but I was able to get away without losing my phone
pic.twitter.com/DrgnbE20wA— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
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