Escalating Violence @ New Normal Protests

[drussell41]

if the mayors and governors won't step up and protect the people in their district

Then armed groups will eventually form because the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.   When you look at past behavior of many societies, when the government doesn't protect the citizenry, it breaks apart into armed groups.   Or at least according to my husband, a history buff.   But it makes sense to me.   My logic: most groups are willing to suck up only so much violence before they respond with violence....and that becomes a negative feedback loop.   Hello, Balkanization. :(