I am determining as you put it, because i am actively trying to find a solution to the problem. I dont coddle people at all. I am very straight forward and am based on respect for others regardless of what they are doing. I have a "can do" attitude unlike the "sweep it under the rug" attitude that i see most often times, here and elsewhere.
The origination of this situation is the improper police protocol that lead to a police incited near-riot. The fact that the person arrested is a sex offender is besides the given situation. It was figured out AFTER everything else. 

Pray tell you get the chain of events straight.