04-28-2015, 11:54 AM
(04-28-2015, 11:28 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: What I'm trying to understand is if it's being insinuated here that the mayor should be held accountable for the riots directly because of a poorly worded statement. I don't think that's the case, personally. I think those rioters would have struck regardless of the press conference or that statement.
Could she have done other things differently to minimize or avoid giving rioters an opportunity to destroy parts of the city? Probably so. She failed to achieve the balance she was seeking. I don't envy her position.
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After the initial unrest, her additional actions and words together did not help to de-escalate the environment. She didn't cause people to riot or 'purge', but she didn't do much to resolve tensions either.