There are credible reports on the ground from sources I trust that outside agitators are present in Minneapolis. Cars parked on Lake Street with the Stars and Bars and TX license plates.

That does not absolve any responsibility from the police for any potential escalation.

In fact, if we are to believe that police are necessary, then their aiding and abetting of white supremacy in fact makes them MORE responsible for any potential flareups.

And all of this is a separate thought from the ACTIVE role police have played and will continue to play.

The conflation of any 'outside agitators' with either protestors or police obfuscates the fact that they are merely another system of policing at work.

The police will do enough of a job proving their cruelty without us diluting their impact.