You have to understand that the reporter, Casey Jaywork, relishes the possibility that events at Westlake will turn violent.

His writing shows that he he wants them to turn violent but I just can't figure out why.

There are two options. He could be a nihilist himself who just wants to "stick it to the Man" and groove on the rubble. Or he could suffer from some form of Hero Syndrome, where he helps create a riot so that he can be the reporter, winning recognition as that brave reporter who reported on those riots.

In either case, one only needs to read Casey's work from the last several MayDay protests to understand that Casey wants there to be violence.