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Personally, I'd be curious to know about the following, among so many other facts that would need to be more clearly presented:

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What extenuating police circumstances would allow 2 (two!) single/unsupported police cruisers to be left parked askew, empty, and unattended right in the middle of two different open roads where 'hooligans were allegedy present. Streets that are already crawling with onduty and undercover security forces who are ready and waiting to respond to any obvious issues that might present themselves....and surely not require to attention of one/two more uniformed officer in order to resolve/control them.

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Also what circumstances would be required for said cars to not only be subsequently smashed open, and methodically looted but also eliciting such an incredibly slow response time from the surrounding forces that the cars could not only also be spray painted with complete slogans, but also lit afire...all directly under the noses of the largest police presence ever assembled on those same roads.

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Curiously even with fully manned fire stations merely seconds away at 33 Claremont and 260 Adelaide Street West, and no other fires or rescue emergencies reported anywhere in the area at the time, these POLICE cars were allowed to burn for so long that even the national media was commenting on the surprising amount of time that it took for fire crews to finally respond.

If you're intent on denying the possibility that Security Forces need to justify their presence, then so be it. But try to keep the following firmly in mind when forming your rationale:

All of this transpired DIRECTLY under the noses of both roving undercover, and massed riot equipped officers...Not one of whom it appears was capable of calling for backup, and/or operating an extinguisher, and/or placing an immediate call for FireFighters...Much less actually feeling confident enough in their training, abilities, tools/weapons, and body-armoured massed support to at least approach if not apprehend the culprits while they were still in the process of starting to vandalize the cruisers, as it would seem by the results.

When even the MOR Mainstream Media is commenting on questionable circumstances, then you know something just isn't adding up anymore...