Paper Beats Rock, Brick Beats Camera

Watching videos of the riots in various blue cities, I've been struck by the number of people on the rioters' side filming the event. They're either trying to get a viral video of the destruction or they see it is a way to capture police "overreactions." In the latter case, the camera is a weapon of deterrence. If you hurt us, we'll post this video and you'll be punished.

The rioters don't have that same concern. They can throw bricks at the cops, shine lasers in their eyes or lock them in a building and try to burn it down. The BLM rioters have one set of values - violence in pursuit of social justice is acceptable, but they implicitly assume a different set of values for the rest of us. They think we will always act under Christian morals and place a higher value on life than they do.

Dittos for the times when they block roadways and attack people in their cars. Those cars are weapons far more deadly than anything but a gun. The BLM rioters assume we will not adopt their moral worldview.

In Syria and Somalia, no one brings a camera to a battle. Both sides have adopted the same set of morals.

Viral videos aren't a deterrent here.