I think the way the logic goes on this is that it is better to burn some nowhere town in jerk water Missouri than have any sort of international embarrassment in the de-facto world Capitol.

Given the way they treated Nancy G a few years ago, screw it, let them march to the police station and do some damage.

They killed that guy over petty taxes and tribute. Straight up sidewalk execution for defiance of what? A few bucks of cigarette tax while they lock people up for owning guns to protect themselves from robbers.