I think the waymo cars were a single person’s thing, and there was some rock throwing at cops, and graffiti on everything, but in any large group you’ll have a handful of people like that. It’s far from a riot, I’ve seen people so worse after a sporting event.

No, as always its probably media representation, which isn’t always to propagandize (although Fox certainly is); dramatic events get better ratings. People calling it riots are watching network TV news, ugh.