This article is about what's going on in South Africa but it's still relevant to our own current events (Balitimore). Mostly, listen to Tupac. It's a very good analogy -- and also what sparked the French Revolution way back when (when explained in a simple manner).
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/05/08/why-protesters-often-have-no-other-choice-but-to-burn-public-property1