I don't excuse it at all.
The Obtuseness of some posters in this thread is incredible.
There have been 56 pages of excusing the behavior of rioters if their viewpoints agree with their apologists- followed instantly on page 57 by calls for executions of rioters as "treasonous" when their viewpoints don't align.
My posts are some of the only ones maintaining any continuity of principle. The police need to start shutting down the (mostly peaceful) protestors in DC, the same way they were needed to shut down the (mostly peaceful) protestors who have been causing trouble in our cities all year.
The stance that they should shut down protests in Seattle, Portland, Philly, Chicago, etc.. has been contested in this thread since day one- now, all of a sudden: "OMG!! where are the police!!!"
It's laughable.