"When interviewed at a Government Zone command post and asked to explain the causes of the violence, Chief of Police Cynthia Locke had this to say: ‘We didn’t start this. My officers have shown reasonable restraint. I wish I could say the same for Randolph’s Compers. The occupation of Metro Central went over the line. For weeks I’ve been getting requests from the regional commissioners to forcibly evict the Army. I should have listened.’ "<<<<<