We really saw this early on , when the guy from MSNBC was in Minneapolis and said it was a peaceful crowd , even though he was reporting from the riot Zone where they were burning buildings.
I couldn’t believe it, but he reported that it was a mostly peaceful crowd . He said there were some burning buildings around, but except for the burning buildings, it was a peaceful crowd protesting.
“Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.”
-—Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC
.”I haven’t committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.”
-—David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes.