Washington Post. More violence is expected here in Idiot America.

Officials in Minneapolis, cities across the country, prepare for a night of protests

By Reis Thebault

From the streets leading to the courthouse where Derek Chauvin has stood trial, to cities across the country, buildings have been fortified with plywood and police have been put on high alert as state and local leaders prepare for an evening of protests following the jury’s decision.

In the Twin Cities, thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Monday that there were not yet plans for a statewide or regional curfew order, but that he will monitor the situation following the verdict. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) warned that rioting or looting “will not be tolerated.”

“We cannot have people that seek to use peaceful protesters as cover to cause destruction in our city,” he said.

In Oakland, Calif., where fierce protests have unfolded in the past, police chief LaRonne Armstrong toured the city’s shuttered downtown and pleaded that protesters demonstrate peacefully, whether Chauvin is found guilty or innocent.

“Whatever the outcome might be, destroying our city is not going to change anything,” he said.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said leaders are in “constant, literally daily conversations” about how to respond to possible protests. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) requested the National Guard be put on standby and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) complied.

“It’s critical that those who wish to peacefully protest against the systemic racism and injustice in our communities continue to be able to do so,” Pritzker said.

And in the nation’s capital, D.C. police are “fully activated.”