JimMIA
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- Feb 16, 2005
The other arrests were probably the people who started fires. The police had them on camera and were watching them. Officers on the ground probably scooped them up quickly.According to local reports, 25 of those arrests were for breaking curfew. The reason for the other 3 arrests hadn’t been divulged as of early this afternoon.
LOL -- we're so used to comparing new Covid case numbers and positivity rates that we apply the same logic to arrests!Louisville,KY, is the home of over half a million people. Sounds like an exceptionally small portion of the population was arrested
But I agree 25 was a small number -- and that is due to a number of things, in all probability. One is that the organizers of the demonstrations probably tried hard to avoid any confrontations and keep their work on message. Another is the curfew itself, and the fact that the city administration in Louisville has been very clear that the curfew would be enforced, and that no violence would be tolerated. And the police did step in quickly and effectively. Unlike a number of other cities, the local government policies and enforcement have been clear and consistent.
Agree. I expected a lot more trouble and was pleasantly surprised.I would think that the mass pandemonium and mayhem predicted by some at the start of the weekend did not come to fruition.
But we have a LONG way to go, and there are lots of landmines. Another incident could happen at any time, there could be decisions made in court proceedings in a number of cities. Lots of stuff could crank things back up.
And as I posted earlier, there are some major problems with some of these cases where trials are pending, and any of those could become flashpoints.