@realcaseyrollins My answer would be that it depends on where their priorities are. Do they want to vent their anger and smash windows and allow that to distract from the protest, or do they want their message about police brutality against black people to be heard?

@realcaseyrollins this sounds good. next step, protesters preventing rioters from smashing stuff

@Locksmith I'm afraid being more aggressive might spook the protesters and turn them more violent tho

@realcaseyrollins all paths lead to escalation?

@Locksmith Perhaps. But tonight's protests were the most peaceful nighttime protests yet.

@realcaseyrollins after nearly 4100 arrests across the country from the last I heard, I would suspect manpower is being depleted.