“It’s not the protests that we’re worried about, it’s the people that impose violence and property destruction. They are not protesting the death of George Floyd, best I can tell. The concern is, that’s where those bars are typically housed, and there’s only one purpose to go there, and that is to drink,” he said Friday during a news conference.

Kerner added that he hopes to allow bars to reopen as soon as possible and when it is safe.

Not word yet on when that will be.