CNN Guest Questions the Use of the Word ‘Violent’ to Describe Atlanta Protests in Which a Cop Car Got Torched

EXCERPT:

PEISNER: "Well, I think that there’s a real blurring of the lines in the use of the word 'violence.' Is property destruction violence? To some people it certainly is. But, you know, this idea that breaking windows or other acts of property destruction are the same as actual violence against humans, it’s kind of a dangerous and slippery concept. And, I mean, look, I don’t think this is a smart move. I don’t think it’s a productive move from the standpoint of the protesters. But as even the chief himself said, this is a small group. This is also within this Defend the Forest movement, there are no leaders, so people go off and do their own thing. That doesn’t make them justifiable, but I do think that, you know, you keep using these words 'violent,' 'violent,' 'violent,' 'violent,' and it gives the impression — the only violence or the only acts of violence against people that I saw were actually police tackling protesters."

(Via Mediaite)