Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
These things always seem like a no-win situation for the cops. Act too gently, and you're accused of standing by while one group attacked another or property got destroyed. Act too vigorously, and it's called police brutality.
One of my neighbors is Norm Stamper, who was the Chief of the Seattle PD during the WTO riots 1999, the "Battle of Seattle". I've had many fascinating conversations with him on this topic. My conclusion - there's really no way to win at the police/enforcement level of things - the solutions lie elsewhere.