I understand anger. I understand protests. Don’t always agree with the causes, but I respect the First Amendment right that allows Americans to gather peacefully and protest whatever they see fit – be it puppies or people. What I don’t understand is the video of yesterday’s footage of the pro-Palestinian protestors. Can someone explain this to me? In the video footage accompanying Art Carey’s article, there is a segment where a fire is shown in the middle of the street (Market perhaps?) as participants cheer. Check it out. It comes right at the 00:53 mark. For a second I thought I was seeing video from the Gaza Strip instead of Center City. The camera zooms in on a fire presumably started by the protestors near the demonstration at City Hall yesterday. What’s with that? This isn’t some third-world city somewhere where we can just go crazy and start rioting because we’re angry. Staying calm and orderly is the best PR, folks. Your starting a fire in Philadelphia isn’t going to help your cause in Palestine. Seriously. Give me a break. Somebody please explain this to me. Was there some sort of permit involved? Arrests? I assume there was a heavy police presence. Am I stupid, was this okay? Or did some Philadelphians just start destroying their own city. Ugh.
“It’s a funny world we live in.” Joker, The Dark Knight-
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