Looters, Rioters, Protesters and Innocent Bystanders

It is important to distinguish between looters, rioters, protesters and innocent bystanders. Looters are greed and theft, rioters are anger, protesters are conscience, and innocent bystanders are, well, innocent.

You often see the powers-that-be try to classify protesters as rioters and looters, to delegitimatize the protests, when in reality, the rioters and looters are typically a small percentage of the total crowd.

— Scott M. Stolz