Friendly reminder that the looting and associated damage was disgusting, even before considering that NYPD was opting to not deal with it, even the damage estimate is well below what the police payout every year to settle misconduct cases...

Not that I like NYPost as a source, but figured in this case no one is going to question bias given the topic.

https://nypost.com/2020/06/03/looters-cost-nyc-businesses-tens-of-millions-experts-estimate/

https://nypost.com/2023/02/02/nypd-pays-out-more-than-121-million-in-police-misconduct-lawsuits-data/