Vandalism dents credibility of Black Lives Matter movement in US

The credibility of the "Black Lives Matter" movement is being shattered by the vandalism incidents taking place across the United States in the name of protests.

While shopping is considered therapeutic according to apopular belief, these lootings can only be considered an attack on the symbols of wealth and exclusivity.

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Since the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer,the protests have spiralled into riots and have nowtransformed into looting.

People are breaking into world famous luxury stores, smashing display cabinets, spraying graffiti on shop walls, setting the property on fire and, stealing stock worth millions of dollars across the country.

Fights broke out on the pavement at aNike store in New York where everybody wanted a share of the loot.

Nike's competitor, Adidas has been at the receiving end as well.

This Rolex showroom in the Soho neighbourhood of New York did not survive the onslaught as a small gathering quickly swelled into a force and rushed in the together and, were seen emerging with plastic handbags full of watches. The lootwas complete in merely half a minute.

High-end stores looted in New York City, that's been the story over the last few nights.

At aChanel store in the city, mangled mannequins were found on the floor. Every rack, every cloth in the store was stolen and the looting was complete before the police arrived.

A police car was torched in front of an Apple store in Philadelphia which was empty.

The company has issued a warning to looters with iPhones across the country that the devices which were stolen are being tracked.

Protesters in Oakland entered a Mercedes Benz store where people couldbe seen jumping on the cars,trying to smash the windshield. Although the high-end locking system prevented theft, major luxury retail thoroughfares in the US, from New York’s Sohoto Beverly Hills’ rodeo driveto Atlanta’s Phipps Plaza - they are now covered in messages in support of "Black Lives Matter".

Many stores have been boarded up to repel attacks but, these boards have been torn down. However, not all protesters are vandals though

While black lives matter so does the law. Justice and equality cannot be demandedby looting.