re: Didn't BR do a great job last time with peaceful protest?

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I don't live in BR and was asking some questions since I remember people talking about how well BR did last time compared to other times... and what all
Changed besides the mayor.

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What all changed- the mayor is one big factor; she was out marching the first time around, now she's mayor. She's tried to fire the current BRPD Chief, but since he's civil service he can't arbitrarily be let go, and he's held on. She's already "appalled" by the release, and calling on people to peacefully protest (as opposed to calling on them to, for example, stay home).
She's just coming off a scandal in which the guy she hired as her CEO submitted a completely fictional resume, which the newspaper easily exposed. Lied about his prior work history (the paper published 3 different termination letters, to jobs he said he left voluntarily), lied about his education (he claimed a degree that the university in question unequivocally said he never got... and also stated that he continues to owe that university money for some of the courses he enrolled in, but never completed).
Even worse than hiring the guy, when the press first raised questions about his qualifications she was snarky about it, saying she'd done her homework, she's aware of the issues, and unconcerned about it. It was after that press conference that the newspaper exposed his fraud in detail, and HE resigned, the mayor didn't fire him.
Basically, she lost whatever benefit of the doubt she might have had, with that move.

Our last mayor stayed out of the spotlight the entire time (I actually think he flew out of the city to be honest), and then when he appeared, he supported the police.

Also, a big factor was the State Police, and they just ran him out on a scandal about cops taking a trip to a conference and stopping at Vegas to party. So the State Police is now in question.

Ultimately, I hope people in power behave as they should; but there's uncertainty about that.