(Townhall) Philadelphia should have been celebrating: the Phillies clinched a playoff berth, and the Eagles beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Monday Night Football. That’s the second consecutive 3-0 start for the Eagles since 1993. Instead, there was absolute mayhem as mass looting and rioting broke out in the city (via CBS News):
Mass #BLM-inspired looting broke out in downtown Philadelphia after a judge dismissed charges against a police officer who shot dead a Latino man in a car who was armed with a knife. The direct action was organized by the Party of Socialism & Liberation.https://t.co/CPcpT76QxP
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 27, 2023
Y’all, this is so precious. All the little street urchins are getting free iPhones. #philly #philadelphia #riots #looting pic.twitter.com/MMK8ZkacMn
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) September 27, 2023
The unrest was caused in response to a judge tossing the murder charges against a Philadelphia police officer involved in the shooting death of Eddie Irizarry (via Associated Press):
