snood wrote:...came into this thread with his mind made up, closed and bitter - will probably leave that way.
I can't help thinking that this describes you, snood. I don't mean that as an insult, but it seems clear to me that you lean towards absolving the rioters of responsibility for their own actions and have a prejudice towards assuming the cops are at fault in this.
Now, if I am wrong in that, please simply tell me. I will take your word on it. Honestly. But from what you've written thus far in this thread, that is the impression I get.