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You know, you folks are obviously in over your head here.

We have a riot situation now for several nights, and you’re upset because the local authorities made a show of force.

And when I mention this, you say, “No we’re not really supporting rioters.” What the hell are you doing then?

You don’t want the officers out there. You can’t grasp why the police want the public to go home. No businesses are open. There’s no reason to be out there, and with thugs coming in from out of the area, the cops want everyone off the street.

But here you are, trashing the police non-stop.

You folk are seriously challenged on this one.

Pray tell, what would it take for you to grasp why officers might arm up and come out to a place like this, and tell people to go home and clear the streets?

Would it have been better if the police just stayed away and the rioters and the protesters went at each other?

There are a bunch of nutter on this thread.

In a situation like this, the police would be wrong not to be out there armed to the teeth.

I don’t like the SWAT mentality either, but at some point the police have to get things back under control, and the best way to do it is to completely clear the streets in the area where they problems have been.