I suppose you've probably seen the videos and read the reports of the rioting in England. I must confess, I'm a bit confused about the whole thing.
The rioters are "seeking justice" for a man who was shot by the police. So far, I've not heard the details of the shooting which leads me to believe that it was probably justified. If it weren't, why haven't the rioters been telling us exactly what happened?
I'm also a bit confused as to how stealing a big screen TV from someone who had absolutely nothing to do with the situation brings justice for the man who was shot. Or how burning an innocent business owner's shop avenges the man's death.
One thief leaving a shop with a bagful of stolen goods said she was "getting her taxes back." I daresay she's one of those on the dole who pay no taxes. Anyone actually paying taxes was probably either at work or trying to protect his property from a bunch of rioting barbarians.
It seems that all these rioters who are economically oppressed have enough money for Blackberries. Blackberry messages such as "If you're down for making money, we're about to go hard in east London" have been floating through the airwaves to inform rioters where to congregate and whose shops to loot.
So, though it may appear to us that this is a bunch of hoodlums who are interested only in vandalizing, stealing, and even murdering, it's really a patriotic bunch just seeking justice. They may have elements of the media fooled with that, but I don't much think God is fooled.
"Text messages help fuel looting, rioting." The Dallas Morning News; August 10, 2011; p. 10A.
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