Minimus,
In total agreement with you. Until I read the actual court transcripts or hear the news from the actual participants from their own mouth I don't believe a word of what the media has to say.
Here is a very true story as I knew several of the participants in this event. There is a very large mall in Washington DC (everyone is familiar with, it is the one they used for that how many attended Trump's inauguration picture). Back many years ago my husband and a lot of my friends were United States Park Police Officers, one day there was a demonstration on this same mall. Under normal conditions this entire stretch is only grass there is nothing but grass solid grass from end to end. This demonstration got out of hand and the police had to take measure to stop the fighting. There were horse mounted officers and officers on foot.
The sustained damaged to officers were as follows: one nearly lost his eye, one had to have major surgery on her elbow, one had to have major surgery on his leg from several breaks and many other officers were injured not as seriously. According to the media the protesters grabbed what was laying around to defend themselves and that was construction 2X4 with spikes driven through them. There are NO construction sites for miles around this mall. These protesters went to jail and did time.
I believe nothing in the media!!