And the police chief needs to resign for willfully failing to protect citizens best by an angry mob...particularly when that citizen was a child...Shame on them for dishonoring their post.
The police were frozen by “big think”. They see a mob and think “our riot police or swat team will just cause the mob to riot.”
All the police needed to do was to send two officers down in one car. One officer sits in the car while the other one calmly and slowly walks up to whoever is in charge and says, “Hi, the gentleman who owns this house just wants to go in and get his son so they can leave. Do you mind not blocking the door for a minute, and we’ll be gone in two shakes of a lambs tail”.
No country wisdom for these modern city cops. Their first and only thought is “swat team” instead of the small peaceful approach.
We are doomed.