On the anniversary of the Black Wall Street bombing.
Devil.
Even if you though they were dangerous riots and needed to be stopped, his suggestion is just insanely fukking stupid from a strategic viewpoint too. Goes against EVERYTHING we know about riot control.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/de-escalation-keeps-protesters-and-police-safer-heres-why-departments-respond-with-force-anyway/