Jacob Frey: “We are grinning down the bear. We are meeting a whole lot of…”

“It was so awesome that not only was the crowd not taking the bait, they were basically blowing them off. They were grinning down the bear. And I think that is emblematic of what's happening in Minneapolis right now. We are grinning down the bear. We are meeting a whole lot of despair with a lot of hope. We are doing right. We are being strategic. And yes, for those that aren't being strategic, for those that are taking the bait, and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences holding the line here all the way up to the shooting.” (08:25–08:32)

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