title: CRAZY VIDEO! MAYOR OF BALTIMORE: WE GAVE RIOTERS “SPACE TO DESTROY”
text: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake: While we tried to make sure that they were protected from the cars and the other things that were going on. We also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. And we work very hard to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to deescalate, and that s what you saw. THE MAYOR S ENTIRE PRESS CONFERENCE: