[WayneS]

Prosecutors acknowledged that they had no evidence that the six defendants wielded hammers or crowbars, or threw bricks at police officer...

I guess they would have been more likely to get a conviction if they had actual evidence against the individuals who were on trial. I despise "protesters" who destroy public and private property, but I still would not vote to convict someone unless I was presented with evidence of their guilt.

[AppyPappy]

Perhaps because the judge wouldn’t allow the evidence.