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This comment reflects my thoughts perfectly on photos from stories like these when mass violence breaks out at events like the Taste of Chicago.

And I’ll tell you why the pictures are of the police and not the thugs causing the problems: because it’s far safer to be standing next to and snap a photo of someone who is armed, trained and gets paid to risk their life day in and day out to keep the peace and protect you than it is to get in the middle of a bunch of animals who are running around stabbing each other for wearing the wrong colors or twisting their fingers the wrong way.