(06-24-2020 06:43 AM)Owl1998 Wrote:  

(06-24-2020 06:28 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(06-24-2020 06:24 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-24-2020 06:15 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(06-24-2020 05:04 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Two things bother me about your 1% estimate:

1. If the protest crowds numbered about 100K in each city, then less than 1000 protesters did Hundreds of millions in damage

2. While 99:000 stood by and watched and cheered without intervening.

The aggregate damages in all cities should be in the billions.

I don’t think your numbers add up.

Tens of billions -- Minneapolis is estimated at 900 million alone.

Quote: Officials in Minneapolis say the looting and property damage that following the death of George Floyd has caused at least $55 million in destruction.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com...tests/amp/

Quote: The property destruction and looting during some of the protests over George Floyd’s May 25 death in police custody will cost insurers at least $25 million dollars — and that’s in Minnesota alone.

That estimate is according to Property Claim Services, an insurance industry company that monitors “catastrophes.” The word has special meaning for insurers, applying to large-scale man-made or natural disasters that will result in claims reaching at least $25 million.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.marketw...2020-06-04

You can eyeball the news and note that 55 million is drop in the bucket, lad.

Criminy, the precinct building alone is probably at least half that amount, if not coming close to it.

Also, note the term 'cost insurers'. Almost every single commercial insurance policy exempts riots and acts of civil insurrection.

900 million, 25 million, 55 million....who cares? It’s just property, right? No big deal. These people need an outlet to express their anger. They have every right to destroy your business or blindside random elderly ladies. If they need a new Vizio 60” smart tv to honor George Floyd, then so be it!

No. But when someone throws out a finite value, it’s best to cite the source and attempt to be accurate - especially when the point of the argument hinges on the value of the property damaged...

Anyways, this is devolving quickly - see y’all!