I'm sure all the looters and rioters have a long list several pages long of arrest records. The 'thugs' of this country have two agendas, 1. Thugs should be allowed to be dressed in thug attire and walk around nice middle and upper class areas or go into malls and areas they intend to rob with hoodies drawn up high without any trouble from police or guards and also able to attack, run away, or not ever be confronted or held accountable. Thugs are a gift to society and everybody should be happy to let them steal, rob, and do whatever they want. Thugs know many love them so when these riots break out, the riot police let themselves be attacked without stopping the thugs or arresting them because the riot police know the middle and upper class would also be upset if they defended themselves and some other thugs got hurt or possible died.
And 2. Deep down the thugs really don't care about their own, that's why each year tens of thousands of thugs killed other thugs vs about 100 by police (whether self defense, accidentally, or a rogue officer). But they love these situations to loot and destroy. They'll join in to see what they can steal without getting caught.
Too bad the police and government don't use these riots as an opportunity to round up all the criminals and leeches and send ship them out. Crime would drop by 80% in said areas.