[AtLast]

Thank you, T!

Usually, a misread would not bother me so much, but, lately, things have been rough.

Yes, Msdemeanor asked me what channel I flipped to- it was Ch. 2 (a Faux News affiliate). I was just searching for the verdict reading at the time. This morning, from other TV and radio reports, I am hearing that the violence was from outside agitators. Good that other media sources are getting this out! Oakland does not need more grief with this.

Yes, it looks like the OPD handled this well, thankfully.

Originally Posted by Toughy

My apologies to you AtLast....I did misread your post.

The local stations this morning have all have clearly said the police understand the violence was a result of 'outside agitators'. Channel 2 seems to gloss that little fact over. They keep saying 'protestors turned violent'. OPD says about 80% of the arrests were of folks from out of town.

I must say I am impressed (for the first time) with the new OPD Police Chief and Mayor Dellums. The citizens of Oakland got to have their say in a peaceful way.........the police did not interfere in that at all. They had a good plan of action and carried it out.