“What started out as a peaceful protest has now devolved into criminal conduct.”

"I want to express my disappointment and really, my total disgust at the number of others who came to today’s protests armed for all-out battle."

These comments were made this evening by Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, who just imposed a 9 PM CT curfew in the city.

To be honest, I am absolutely infuriated by the lawless behavior of the mob in the city today, a mob which uses tragedy as a thin pretext for greed and plundering and rage. The ignorance the rioters and their supporters evince is staggering in its depth and oblivious scope.