Portland has at least one TV station that has been providing non-stop news coverage of the protests, without commercials, since this all started. The protests tend to escalate as the night goes on. I personally would not visit the downtown area of any major city for any shopping right now. The malls closer to downtown areas, such as Pioneer Place and Lloyd Center in Portland are going to be struggling after this.Alpha8472 wrote: ↑June 3rd, 2020, 10:58 am The conspiracy theories aside, it is clear that the looters are tracking where the protests are through the media.
Once protests are located, the looters send out their groups of cars to those cities. The police are distracted by the protesters, so the looters target the stores.
Cities where there are no protests have police who can respond right away. The organized looters are avoiding those cities.
It is time for a trap. Inform the media of a protest in one city. Have the police set traps: spike strips, limited access to cars, freeway traps, trackers, etc. They need to bust the crime rings and find out who is responsible.
Portland has seen some major stores leaving downtown and opening suburban locations. I expect this to continue if these protests drag on too long.