Answer me a question, DUers. Let's say that

[Bouncy Ball]

a whole bunch of poor African-Americans decided to go to DC. They joined up with the poor African-Americans who live in DC and they had a BIG ol' protest.

Things started looking kind of ugly, though. Some unrest, a few incidents, as they call them.

Just how quickly do you think the government would have a small army of police out there to maintain order, make sure the people in the protest were safe and nothing bad happened?

Within 30 minutes? An hour? Two hours?

Ok. Now make DC hard to get around in. Lots of water and stuff. Just to make this comparison fair.

Considering that extra factor, how quickly would the government get out a small army of police to maintain order and make sure the people in the protest were safe and nothing bad happened?

Three hours? Six hours? Maybe 12?

That's what I THOUGHT.