The riots occurred after the cops murdered an unarmed black man. But why even try to argue about the causality? The fact is people are alienated from society, and consequently give no fucks about society's rules or expectations.
If you want people to care about your shit, they need to have some stake in it, some meaningful reason to respect it.
If you want people to care about your shit, they need to have some stake in it, some meaningful reason to respect it.