Then why do you leap to the conclusion that these two young women were just like the Lost Girls of Houston?  

The corner where this whole thing took place was not some hellhole in the barrio (we don't have one here), it was right in the middle of our downtown.  These were normal people, in the middle of the morning, walking with their baby on a peaceful street in our quiet town, and asking a stranger what his sign was about.  

I've been realizing how grateful I am that our local law enforcement is not like you.  Around here, even making fun of someone  --  IF that even happened, which the facts do not support  --  is not seen as a justification for calling people foul names, hitting them, and destroying their property.