Alva Review-Courier -

Forgive me if I have missed the mark on these people. Let me say I am very sorry for what happened to Mr. Floyd. It bothers me that three officers watched this happen and did nothing to stop it. They have made life so much more dangerous for officers with their senseless acts. It is being protested and worse because it was a black man, but is it any less horrendous a crime than if he were white, Mexican, Asian, or any other nationality? Is there injustice in America? Sadly yes. There is an outcry for justice in Mr. Floyd's death. What more justice is there for the family and the black community than to have the men arrested and charged for their crime? Does violence and property destruction make it any better? Sadly no.

To me, there are three categories of protesters. First are the real protesters. I applaud these people for using their American right to peacefully protest whatever injustice happens. Protests have been used about abortions, union activities, police activities, social injustice, etc.. If not for a tea party protest in Boston a couple of hundred years ago we might still be under British rule. I would be happy to hold a sign with you if you have a good cause.

Next, are the ones called looters. These individuals are mostly made up of people that usually steal anyhow, or wait until it can be justified to join in. There should be consequences for them. One guy suggested rather than try to catch them at the crime, use water cannons filled with non-removable red paint. Then the police can round them up at their leisure.

The third category is called rioters. Rioters have no regard for other's rights or property. There are three kinds of rioters. The first is local people that get caught up in the frenzy. Much like unprotected sex, by the time they realize they are making a life-altering mistake, they cannot stop. The second group is local troublemakers that are always on the fringe of making problems, gang members, local thugs, continual police problems, wanting someone to blame, and hurt for their shortcomings. The last category of rioters is the worst possible kind of subhuman. You can go to spots on the internet and hire out to cause unrest. These professional rioters infiltrate a town to incite the middle road protesters into becoming something they should have never become. When a rioter is checked, if he does not have a local address or a local relative, give him one chance to explain his presence. If he is a professional rioter, shoot him on the spot and leave the body with a tag that denotes he is a professional rioter. This is small justice for the wrong they have caused, but after a couple hundred of them are killed, maybe next time the rest will stay home.

Let's all pray cooler heads prevail and we can all love our neighbor regardless of race.

A couple of observations from the net: For those of you who wanted a zombie apocalypse, you got your wish. Hundreds of brain dead morons wandering around destroying cities.

Great job, Donnie. You've managed to bring back the 1918 Pandemic, 1929 Depression, and the 1968 Race Riots at the same time.

Over memorial weekend I felt uncomfortable driving into the cemetery. The GPS blurted out you have reached your final destination!