He realizes attitudes have evolved and the citizens understand the differences between “protestors” and “rioters.”
Media should recognize the same.
One big thing that has changed since the Rodney King riots is that Hispanics have surpassed blacks as the largest minority group in the U.S. I’m sure a lot of these “civil rights leaders” see these black neighborhoods going up in flames and realize that they will only be rebuilt after the current residents have been displaced by Mexicans and Asians.