Many of us are turning off the news--despairing at the discouraging headlines. Months of horrifying headlines about COVID 19 and now civil unrest. I have tried to do the same, but have only succeeded in reducing my consumption, not turning it off completely. In the main, it is because I am insanely curious about what is going on around me, but my main motivator at present is my lack of trust, both in the media and in our political "leaders". As Rahm Emanuel famously stated, "Never let a crisis go to waste." Evil people are doing that very thing, today in America. We cannot, we must not ignore it. First, we must clarify some terms. Protesting, is a Constitutional right, ensconced in the very first amendment in the Bill of Rights. I will defend your right to free speech all day, every day, whether I agree with you or not. Criminal activity, however, is not protected speech. When protests descend into looting, vandalism, trespassing, destruction of property, domestic