He will have had the information that there was no police chase from the officers on the ground
The question is why didn't they say that whilst they were not chasing the kids , they were following them .....which is what society expects
Why have the police got themselves into this situation ?
The locals were saying the kids were being chased .....followed ....tailed .....whatever ....by the police and they were right
And it could be argued it kicked off more than it should because the insinuation was that the police were saying the locals were not telling the truth