Whether it's blocking highways, looting businesses, destroying public property or attacking police, a remarkable feature of news reporting on these events is the low number of arrests, if any, considering there are often hundreds or thousands of participants openly violating the law and frequently making videos of themselves doing so. There appears to be no fear of arrest or prosecution. In the event a rioter is arrested, he is released on bond or no charges are filed – so the rioter is quickly back on the streets to inflict mayhem.
