[metmom]

Because nobody is standing up to them.

And they will only be stopped when they are killed.

Nothing else will stop them.

[Cobra64]

Yup. Wanna stop this crap? Meet violence with violence. Deploy SWAT snipers on rooftops and shoot anyone throwing a Molotov cocktail. Allow local cops to crack skulls of those throwing bricks, rocks and smashing windows.

After the tally of a few dozen dead and wounded are counted, riots and looting will subside. Until then, violence will continue since it is effectively being condoned by inaction.