>just passing by to the mayor's house
Did the mob express this notion? How could a reasonable person have known their intent if they didn't express it? Rioter break through a gate and you're supposed to assume they're not going to target you? Is it your responsibility to allow them to accost you before you can take preventative measures? This is troubling to me. Why do you people side with criminals who go around destroying property?
Someone opened the gate for the first demonstrators the night before. And everyone knew they were on the way to protest at the mayor's house.
It's troubling that you think I would side with criminals. They did not break down the gate. The video clearly shows that. The gate was damaged much later.
If they were, in fact, feeling threatened, all they had to do is to sit outside with weapons on their laps to send a message, "do not get on my property".