Hiding cops faces/identities in the field is a bad thing to do, period, masks, armor, etc, bad policing. It’s just like bloggers: hide the identity, and the most moronic actions/statements, are free to run, especially the most brutal, sadistic, and ignorant, or plain stupid.
Cops on the street dressed more like bomb squad members, are dangerous to the public they’re supposed to “serve”, AND themselves. Violent reactions to “incidents” just lead to more escalation.
“Riots” are best controlled before they BECOME riots. Demonstrations are a “right” under our Constitution, but rioting, and inciting violence/riot, is not. Removing the “instigators” is usually possible if the cops, AND the actual demonstrators who don’t WANT trouble, cooperate with each other early on. It used to be the most basic principle of riot control, and it WORKS.
Hiding cops faces/identities in the field is a bad thing to do, period, masks, armor, etc, bad policing. It’s just like bloggers: hide the identity, and the most moronic actions/statements, are free to run, especially the most brutal, sadistic, and ignorant, or plain stupid.
Cops on the street dressed more like bomb squad members, are dangerous to the public they’re supposed to “serve”, AND themselves. Violent reactions to “incidents” just lead to more escalation.
“Riots” are best controlled before they BECOME riots. Demonstrations are a “right” under our Constitution, but rioting, and inciting violence/riot, is not. Removing the “instigators” is usually possible if the cops, AND the actual demonstrators who don’t WANT trouble, cooperate with each other early on. It used to be the most basic principle of riot control, and it WORKS.