In Minneapolis today, civil libertarians expressed their outrage over the police killing of George Floyd by liberating TV sets ‘n stuff from a Target across the street from the Third Precinct:

HAPPENING NOW: Rioters looting Target store in Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/7cdSezUKr0

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 27, 2020

This really builds your civic confidence:

They also looted a liquor store.

Meanwhile, citizens in Los Angeles take out their anger on LA police, who did not kill George Floyd, but who cares about details like that?:

BREAKING NEWS: Black Lives Matter protestors attacking police cars on 101 freeway in LA during #GeorgeFloyd protest @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/iMYnFU2mO6

— Liz Habib (@LizHabib) May 28, 2020

What that officer did to George Floyd was horrifying. All four officers involved in the Floyd incident have been fired. The FBI is coming in to investigate. Trump said today he was going to expedite this investigation. The city’s mayor is calling on the DA to charge the officer who kept his knee on Floyd’s head as he suffocated. What more could be done at this point?

A local Minneapolis TV station featured footage tonight of a black community leader begging with the protesters to stop the violence, and to focus on justice. He’s right. Rioting and looting and attacking police cars is not going to do anything to bring accountability to George Floyd’s killers. If anything, that violence is going to help re-elect Donald Trump.

UPDATE: This went up on Twitter about 9:30pm Central:

Absolute chaos outside the Third precinct. Police are firing tear gas and stun grenades as protesters erect a barricade. Across the street, Target, Cub and other businesses are being picked apart by looters. @StarTribune pic.twitter.com/T7TV30v1lQ

— Aaron Lavinsky (@ADLavinsky) May 28, 2020

Do these businesses and the people who own them and work in them not deserve police protection? What is wrong with the Minneapolis police that they are allowing these lawless mobs to steal from the honest people of that city? Shame!

UPDATE: More bad news from Minneapolis tonight:

Rioters in Minneapolis now targeting another auto parts store. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/SaVftFB0FZ

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 28, 2020

Police are investigating a homicide. They say the owner of a nearby pawn shop shot and killed a person suspected of looting his building.

— Libor Jany (@StribJany) May 28, 2020

Someone brought a chainsaw to the Minneapolis BLM riot. pic.twitter.com/3rF0OXDF1H

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 28, 2020

These two men say they support the protests but not the riots and are helping protect a tobacco store owner from looting
pic.twitter.com/PDn2Jd8iEB

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 28, 2020

Well, the cops aren’t protecting businesses, so why not?

UPDATE.2: They sacked a grocery store. Nothing says “we demand justice” like stealing:

Now entering through the back door. Yells of “Free food!” pic.twitter.com/z3728Z6G5J

— Ricardo Lopez (@rljourno) May 28, 2020

… except maybe “burn the auto parts store down”:

The Auto Zone is on Fire pic.twitter.com/2IJHx4AKdt

— Ricardo Lopez (@rljourno) May 28, 2020

Half an hour ago, the grocery store the mob looted was on fire:

The Auto Zone is on Fire pic.twitter.com/2IJHx4AKdt

— Ricardo Lopez (@rljourno) May 28, 2020