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Why vaguely talk around the reason instead of just quoting it?
The counter protestors weren't even allowed to park their vehicles nearby. How is it that they can "direct" all of those vehicles without issue, but this one is somehow undirectable? This is some pretty clear bullshit made up after the fact to justify protecting this guy from a justifiably angry mob. If he's not charged with anything then he basically did get off scot-free arrested or not.
Because there's more to it than just that quote, such as:
It could (very likely) be complete bullshit, or maybe this decision did actually come from the mayor's office for genuine de-escalation purposes. At any rate, providing the complete context behind the police's decision (as described in this article anyway) would have required copy-pasting several paragraphs, and I was trying to keep my reply as succinct as I could for visibility reasons.
Moreover, the question of "why did they do that" is a detour from the specific point I was trying to make, which was that the commenter I replied to made it sound like Lang had not been arrested at all, a misconception I wanted to dispel (because in this era of rampant misinformation, the truth needs to be illuminated wherever possible, and as everyone knows, no one actually reads the article).
Giving two, conflicting explanations is a sign of someone telling a lie. He says they couldn’t direct them, then says they consulted the mayor and successfully directed them away. Which was it?
He says they spoke to the mayor, but not when they did. Would they genuinely have the time or inclination to consult him in a rapidly escalating situation like that? He doesn’t even say what the mayor said, just kind of implies it by planting that sentence around what seems to be his own opinions.
If you’re so concerned about misinformation then maybe don’t believe that cops are doing anything but covering their ass. You don’t need to give the benefit of the doubt to them, they’ve absolutely not earned it.
Why are you driving a point so fucking hard against someone agreeing with you