Interesting... a (former) police official who has seen beyond the simplistic slogans and militaristic mindset that states..."We cannot allow anyone to disrupt OUR idea of law & order, no matter what the situation or who is involved. Therefore, any means short of deadly force is justified to break up 'inconvenient' gatherings."

Face it...some of the police in various places are just pissed off at having to work overtime and cope with ideas THEY do not comprehend. There will be overreaching reactions.

I would not like the job of trying to hire police with the guts to DO the job, but enough reserve & common sense to exercise reasonable restraint when necessary.