I think that's why the DA was compelled to charge the kid.
If I were in the kid's shoes, I'd assume after several nights of police standing around but doing nothing to stop the burning down of the neighborhood, that it would be up to me to protect myself and my property.
The mayor and the police sent a message, not just to the rioters, but to the local residents, too. The message to the law-abiding residents was to not count on the city to protect them.
The kid was just reacting to that message set by the city government. His defense should be that the city abrogated its responsibility by their days of inaction, and the DA is charging him now to try to deflect from their own failures.
-PJ
Well, I agree with you.
Let’s just hope this line o reasoning sound reasonable to
others.