> Once you start using force many innocent people will be caught in the crosshairs, this will only further escalate the situation. I don't have a dog in your f

> Once you start using force many innocent people will be caught in the crosshairs, this will only further escalate the situation. I don't have a dog in your fight, but you are aware that "arresting them" is literally done by force, right? And from what I hear, whether you send in the National Guard or a militarized police force is primarily a political difference, not so much a question of escalation.