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I heard the mayor say that but I also heard that it may have been called by police who want to make the mayor look bad/incompetent. It's possible that there are more politics being played in the background then we see on TV.
I'm not sure if this was premeditated but like many of these triggers the unseen hands are ready with their ready-made solutions - problem, reaction, solution , indeed. They have been harassing communities of color and forcing them into war-zone like inner cities with little hope of escape for decades. It's a systematic targeting of the minority communities. Just look at the percentages of blacks and latinos that make up the massive prison population! It's no accident.