rioting and looting is an argument against the notion that the value of property is worth more than the value of human life; a big reason why many businesses have refused to speak against protesters is because they also believe this, on the grounds of property insurance existing
you can deal with property being destroyed because the system for repairing that is extremely easy and simple
you cannot do the same for human life, because not enough people are protected from harm or illness, and that is a big problem
this argument is directed not just at police, but definitely also them, as they are constantly positioned as protectors of peace and people, which is fundamentally false but nevertheless a lie perpetuated in media directed at everyone
