A Bone To Pick With Looters

What a sad spectacle seeing hordes of people amid riots breaking into department stores and destroying businesses just to loot them. Stop the looting! Hands off the merchandise! How is it justice for George Floyd? for Eric Garner? for Michael Brown, Jr? for Tamir Rice? for Freddy Gray? for any future Black victim of police brutality? What makes you any different from those you supposed to be protesting against? Stay home if you'd rather loot stores than riot peacefully. Shame on you for dishonoring the memory of those you should be protesting for. If you truly cared about representing the families of victims who died at the hands of corrupt cops you wouldn't be showing up just to loot. Shame on you for trying to undo the movement for positive change. If your intention isn't to contribute to that change, stay indoors. By all means, protest without breaking any laws. But when you loot, you give peaceful protesters demanding justice a bad name! You are not helping! Join the movement for positive change, if not, please, stay home! Stop the looting! Hands off the merchandise! How is it justice for George Floyd? for Eric Garner? for Michael Brown, Jr? for Tamir Rice? for Freddy Gray? for any future Black victim of police brutality? Stop committing a crime while railing against criminals for crying out loud! Submitted for... 'Your fave poem 2020 not written for a contest' Poetry Contest Sponsored by John Hamilton (Winner: 2nd Place) Date written: 06/17/2020 Date originally written: 05/31/2020