re: Baltimore police chief: So in our opinion, that culture of violence simply has to change

Was it Baltimore that the Mayor said that BLM riots have to be given room to act out?

Yep, Baltimore’s Mayor in 2015-

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It's a very delicate balancing act because while we try to make sure that they were protected from the cars and the other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well, and we work very hard to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate.

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