1. Are we allowed to look at what happened there that night in the context of everything else going on then? Or do we need to pretend it happened in a vacuum?
In other words, can we say that the police should've done a better job differentiating between the violent and non-violent protestors, or do we need to only say that the police shouldn't have used force against non-violent protestors?
2. Which of the following 2 scenarios is more likely?
A. Trump called the cops out there and told them "I want to go take pictures in front of the Church, go shoot tear gas at those protesters to make them leave -and make sure you beat a few journalists while you're at it. This is going to be the biggest, most perfect protest clearing ever."
B. Trumps people came to him and said that it would be a great symbolic gesture if he went to the church for a photo op, and he answered "Does it really need to be a church? And do I really need to hold a bible?? I don't even know which side is up." Well he agreed to go and word got passed down from the white house that the street needed to be cleared ASAP. The cops on the ground got a little overzealous and used methods they normally wouldn't for such a protest.
