Not an unfortunate post at all, but I believe a really necessary public notice to give people an idea of what content we are looking for:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM YOUR LOCAL MODERATOR: It is incredibly inappropriate to refer to rioters as "animals," especially given the racial implications of that word. Repeated use will be heavily infracted moving forward.
In spite of Mr. Moderate's sensitivity to the word, I think the term is a perfect description of those burning shops, attacking cops, etc.
You're a smart guy. You can't not get the
implication of calling them animals.