News Exercise #198

1. What was the purpose of the protest that had taken place on the previous day?
2. At 2:17 the on-the-scene reporter described three separate groups of officials policing the incident. What were the three groups, and why was the third group deployed?
3. Complete this final statement:
“So __ __ __ __ __ __ __, and __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, it would be__ __ __ __ __ __ __, I would think.

Answers:
1. What was the purpose of the protest that had taken place on the previous day?
They were protesting the decision to remove a statue of a Confederate Civil War general.
2. At 2:17 the on-the-scene reporter described three separate groups of officials policing the incident. What were the three groups, and why was the third group deployed?
At first there was a low police presence (meaning regular police, not so many), then later riot police moved in and finally the National Guard. The National Guard was deployed after a state of emergency was declared.
3. Complete this final statement:
“So it feels like it’s starting to calm, and after the amount of violence and chaos today, it would be surprising if the violence continued this evening, I would think.”