Ferguson, Baltimore, Mizzou, and UC Berkeley. What to they all have in common? Riots. Not protests…RIOTS. The results of which led to millions of dollars in damages, people injured and hospitalized, businesses destroyed, and absolutely nothing accomplished. Toni wrote eloquently here about the death of free speech last night. And then I saw this:

We won this night. We will control the streets. We will liberate the land. We will fight fascists. We will dismantle the state. This is war. pic.twitter.com/JnlJMUtgCj

— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) February 2, 2017

REALLY? You won the night? No, you lost. And here’s why.

Unlike you criminal rioters, I don’t have to make my point by setting fire to something, shoot fireworks at police officers, or pepper spraying someone whose stance or beliefs I disagree with!

My friend was giving an interview when some coward peppersprayed her #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/CDpEqDsw2A

— janey (@janeygak) February 2, 2017