>>63824729
should tell you what they actually are expected to do. look good on TV, go home. it's clear the commanders on the ground don't want to look like they're disobeying a direct order, but have to do something, so they told the LAPD to go deal with the actual riots, they'll watch the yuppies chanting and singing songs in the park

>>63823905
dude the lakers cause riots like this every couple months, this is pretty fucking tame