The City of Philadelphia descended into near anarchy on Tuesday night, with large sections of the city in total chaos as major chain stores were looted of all their contents.
The night of violence came just over 24 hours after Philadelphia police shot and killed a black man with a knife as he advanced upon them.
Videographers who are veterans of street protests such as those in Porttand and Seattle expressed real fear for their own safety, and did not remain with the crowds doing the looting.
Police are trying to make arrests, but the action simply overwhelms them.
Arrests continuing in west Philly. pic.twitter.com/xOKsigSx2Q
— robertklemko (@RobertKlemko) October 28, 2020
BREAKING: Wal-Mart is being looted for a 2nd time by BLM rioters in Philadelphia
They are looting 15+ stores over a 4 block radius. Police have not been able to get the situation under control
Chaos is ensuing to the point where it’s not safe anymorepic.twitter.com/U34olfZ835
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
BREAKING – Hundreds of looters break into stores on a strip mall on Aramingo Avenue in #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/FnyEJwzReY
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) October 28, 2020
BREAKING: A @ChickfilA has been looted and destroyed by BLM rioters
Reporter @Julio_Rosas11 was able to get inside without being detected
They were targeting white people for filming but not people of color
(They left the Taco Bell alone though)
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
BREAKING: BLM looters jumped our reporter @ElijahSchaffer while he was covering the riots in Philadelphia
He’s continuing to report but may need stitches for a deep gash in his upper lip pic.twitter.com/P7ZZup5vUT
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 28, 2020
More footage of looters going into the Five Below on Aramingo Avenue in #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/kMFSrIhyEx
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) October 28, 2020
At the BLM riot in Philadelphia, a looter wheels a large appliance out of the store. pic.twitter.com/gmcsebGLDJ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 28, 2020
The inside of a looted Rite Aid in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/LNgAVMi5EF
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) October 28, 2020
PHILLY: black block Antifa are assaulting officers, blocking their bike paths, & attempting to knock them over
Police were unable to make arrests since the comrades disbursed into the crowd the moment more officers arrived
pic.twitter.com/dehUk2Gjp6— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) October 28, 2020
Philly pic.twitter.com/uaA4A6Lp8r
— Maria🎃Viti (@selfdeclaredref) October 28, 2020
I wonder how pollsters will account for this violence in their “weighting” of the data?
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