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I don't like the idea of charging protest organizers with racketeering. that's too extreme, and in many cases you can't control who decides to show up at your rally to cause trouble.
It's like the mayday protests every year in Seattle, there's a group that protests for amnesty for illegal immigrants, they're normally behaved and follow their protest permit, it's the anti capitalists that show up afterward who smash windows and shutdown streets. going after the permit holder is not appropriate there IMO.
The problem is really enforcement, we need more civil immunity for law enforcement dealing with a riot. riots can be rolled up really quick if the cops were simply allowed to deal with it without political considerations. baton charges and volley fire of beanbag rounds were very effective riot techniques but the police can't really do those any more. just in my opinion of course.
going after first amendment by taking away protestors property: No
give the cops the tools and political cover to stop a riot once it's started: yes
It's like the mayday protests every year in Seattle, there's a group that protests for amnesty for illegal immigrants, they're normally behaved and follow their protest permit, it's the anti capitalists that show up afterward who smash windows and shutdown streets. going after the permit holder is not appropriate there IMO.
The problem is really enforcement, we need more civil immunity for law enforcement dealing with a riot. riots can be rolled up really quick if the cops were simply allowed to deal with it without political considerations. baton charges and volley fire of beanbag rounds were very effective riot techniques but the police can't really do those any more. just in my opinion of course.
going after first amendment by taking away protestors property: No
give the cops the tools and political cover to stop a riot once it's started: yes