I think this whole BLM thing has been engineered. It's not a spontaneous protest on black inequality or police brutality, it goes much further. Democratic party involvement with probably many others, are financing this. Makes sense here since it's an election year. If things get completely out of control, they figure republicans will lose. This is why there is such apathy from cities where violent riots take place. I think they perhaps miscalculated how bad things get and how the public opinion might actually turn against the protesters, as it seems to have.