04-28-2015, 11:28 AM
Well, I interpreted it as I interpreted it this weekend, and you can hold me accountable for posting as much.
I don't have a problem with anyone holding her accountable for a poorly worded statement, though I don't agree that she sounds like a thug herself. Difference of opinion.
What I'm trying to understand is if it's being insinuated here that the mayor should be held accountable for the riots directly because of a poorly worded statement. I don't think that's the case, personally. I think those rioters would have struck regardless of the press conference or that statement.
Could she have done other things differently to minimize or avoid giving rioters an opportunity to destroy parts of the city? Probably so. She failed to achieve the balance she was seeking. I don't envy her position.
I don't have a problem with anyone holding her accountable for a poorly worded statement, though I don't agree that she sounds like a thug herself. Difference of opinion.
What I'm trying to understand is if it's being insinuated here that the mayor should be held accountable for the riots directly because of a poorly worded statement. I don't think that's the case, personally. I think those rioters would have struck regardless of the press conference or that statement.
Could she have done other things differently to minimize or avoid giving rioters an opportunity to destroy parts of the city? Probably so. She failed to achieve the balance she was seeking. I don't envy her position.