photo by Boyd Loving
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Members of Black Lives Matter Chicago held a rally on Monday night in support of more than 100 people arrested following widespread looting and rioting in the city the night prior.Speaking at the rally outside a police station in the South Loop where organizers said the suspected looters are in custody, organizer Ariel Atkins excused the looting — which reportedly caused at least $60 million in property damage and left 13 police officers injured — calling the theft “reparations,” NBC Chicago reported.
A reader asks “Black Lives Matters just came out in support of the riots and looting in Chicago this weekend. They said looting is a form of reparations. Anyone ask Ridgewood BLM if they concur, and when we can expect the looting?”
You really expect an honest answer??
Its called civil unrest – look at whats happening in Portland.
Protestors in Chicago are being played by professional thieves who use them as cover. Random person swept up in craziness or a crime of opportunity does not have the equipment or the know how to crack open an ATM (after taking out the camera, of course). Or organize waves of trucks and cars to seamlessly roll up in a ‘pass the baton way’ to luxury shops to spirit away goods.
Why don’t these young people and teachers go to the Board of Ed and ask them to paint a Black Live Matter mural in front of the High School. Lets see how that goes over
They should put that in front of Borough Hall. That would be great on Maple Avenue. What a bunch of bullshit that is anyway. They should paint on Ridgewood Avenue all lives matter. If you don’t like it get the fuck out.