Comment by jtbayly

You may be right.

My only nit with what you said is with this: "when people are looting, it's unfortunately almost inevitable that there will be violence."

I would say that looting is violence. I would further add three things. 1. that self defense is justified when violence against your person and property is committed. 2. Even more importantly, it is the job of the police to stop these violent crimes, at gunpoint if necessary. 3. Even more tellingly, if anybody here's livelihood or home was getting looted that person would be calling the police to do their job.