Tag: rioting

Austin Street Racing ‘Takeover’ Results in Damaged Police Vehicles, Fire; 2 Arrested

The Austin Police Department (APD) is investigating a series of street racing “take overs” that occurred over the course of five hours on Saturday night, resulting in damaged police vehicles, onlookers throwing rocks and bottles, an injured officer, and fireworks setting spectators ablaze. “Last night’s street racing in Austin injured one APD officer and damaged…


Here’s Why Most Arrested Rioters Will Not Be Prosecuted

Commentary Perhaps you’ve heard about charges being dropped against most of last summer’s George Floyd protestors. Prosecutors from Oregon to New York have chosen not to pursue a host of different charges against those arrested after peaceful protests turned into destructive riots. Outrageous, you might think. If someone commits the crime of looting, arson, property…


The Insurrection in Chicago

Commentary Almost exactly a year ago, race riots paralyzed more than a dozen of America’s great cities, from New York to Seattle. The smoke hasn’t gone away. As we should have learned from the last episode of urban rioting during the late 1960s, the devastating adverse effects from rage and lawlessness are long-lasting and borne…