Conversation that just took place with my children:
"Hey guys, there was a riot yesterday. 8,000 people bombarded a building and several hundred made it in. They destroyed property and set 89 fires. They refused to leave when police arrived. There was even gunfire reported. What do you think happened?"
My daughter and son looked at me in horror. My son shook his head slowly as he looked downward and my daughter asked in a quiet voice, "They shot them all dead?"
I paused before answering as they held their breath.
"Only three canisters of tear gas was used and only a handful of arrests were made," I replied.
They looked at me dumbfounded and confused. My daughter's face lit up and said, "See, I knew all cops aren't racists against blacks! There are good cops out there!"
At which point I let her know that the rioters were not blacks. They were whites celebrating a football game win. (Our family has had a lot of conversations about the riots/protests since August so her assumption was not based on her thinking only blacks are rioters, but based on our many conversations concerning racism in this country).
My son looked at me confused and said, "Wait a minute, it's OK and legal if you are celebrating but not if you are protesting?"
I didn't reply. I let them set there a minute and think it through. Then, they begin discussing how different it would have been if blacks had done that instead of whites.
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*Over 90 FIRES set by rioters
*Aprx 8,000 rioters(yes, that's eight thousand) swarmed a stadium
*Of those 8,000, there were several hundred that were successful in getting past police and into the stadium
*Property was destroyed by the rioters
*Rioters FIRED GUNS!!!
*Rioters refused to leave the area, resulting in tear gas being deployed.
*Arrests were made.
*No one was killed.
*National Guard was not called in.
*Aprx 8,000 rioters(yes, that's eight thousand) swarmed a stadium
*Of those 8,000, there were several hundred that were successful in getting past police and into the stadium
*Property was destroyed by the rioters
*Rioters FIRED GUNS!!!
*Rioters refused to leave the area, resulting in tear gas being deployed.
*Arrests were made.
*No one was killed.
*National Guard was not called in.
These rioters haven't made the news near as much as one would expect in a country that has been riveted to riots of late. As a matter of fact, despite the large numbers and the violence, there were only 3 (yes, that's three) canisters of tear gas deployed and only a "handful of arrests".
Also noted was Fox News headline of their coverage:
"89 Fires Reported near Ohio State's campus in post-game revelry"
Ummmm..... wait.....what???
WKYC Headline: "Police respond to victory celebrations on Ohio State campus".... also, "Police respond to rowdy fans in Columbus"
USA Today: "Police respond to Ohio State victory celebrations"
Washington Post: "Things got rowdy in Ohio"
John Brown, Fox35, Host of Good Day Orlando tweeted "Riots after the #OhioState game! If anybody should be rioting, it should be #TCU!"
Across twitter there were people making predictions for the last month such as Micheal G (@mgump), a Trial Lawyer & Conservative Policy Advocate from Georgia, "Ohio State better make the playoffs! Buckeye Nation could start riots after all! #justiceforOSU" .
My personal comment (which I am sure is echoed by many), "Don't those thugs realize they are tearing up their own town? That's what happens when you get kids raised by poor single mamas cause their dead beat daddies ain't around".
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