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Originally Posted by Willravel
I would be very surprised if any local police ever needed anything more than a standard issue sidearm at a protest. As a protester, I know that the danger police are normally in during a protest is minimal. The most danger a police officer is likely to see is a rock or two, and even that is exceedingly rare. I can't imagine needing automatic weapons to deal with one or two people throwing rocks.
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Perhaps. But...
As a former police officer...I know that the police are not there to fight "fair". The police
will meet every escalation with even greater escalation. They are there to stay on top, and they will. Like it or not, or
believe it or not, not all of your little protester buddies are as Ghandiesque as you'd like like to believe. Some are there, just to cause trouble. It doesn't take much to stir up mob mentality. A couple of guys throwing rocks, quickly turns into a few dozen. (how is rock throwing peaceful anyway?) Officer goes down and has his sidearm forced from him. Shots are fired. Police respond in kind. People get hurt and killed. Just sit in a damned circle, sing Kumbaya, leave and go have a tofu dinner.
That's a peaceful protest.
Look...I know that there are some on my side of the fence that are not clean. There are a few that'll be looking for a reason to bust some hippie skulls. So, what you probably ought to do is throw some rocks at them. That should really work out well for your side.