re: #37 EPR-radar
One proposed explanation I’ve seen for the completely irrational response of the police in preceding days to this incident is the acceptance of the RWNJ “imminent race war” fantasy by relevant law enforcement organizations.
IMO, this is the closest thing I’ve seen to a plausible explanation. Complete and total incompetence would not (IMO) focus so relentlessly on military-style escalation.
These people think they’re back in the days of the slave rebellions in the Caribbean in the 1700s, thanks to RWNJ radio and Fox News.