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Mob dispersal (1.00 / 1) (#6)
by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Thu May 03, 2007 at 12:38:05 PM EST
...you would expect them to arrest the folks who did it, not fire wildly into a crowd...

That does not appear to be a practical way to disperse a mob.  Do you expect one or two officers to chase a rock thrower into the middle of the mob?

>>A thrown rock can kill or maim.
>Not when you're wearing armor.

A. Not everyone there was wearing armor.  The police need to protect everyone not juat the armored.

B. None of that armor appears to be 100% effective in preventing death or severe injury.

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the cops rioted (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by Sailor on Thu May 03, 2007 at 01:00:58 PM EST
and fired indesciminately into the crowd. That is not protecting them.

That does not appear to be a practical way to disperse a mob.
What mob? The overwhelmingly numerous peaceful protestors? The TV crews that were targeted?

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