I see where you, the parent, the grandparent, and the article are all coming from. Initially, I thought that it might have been a confusion about the word riot,

I see where you, the parent, the grandparent, and the article are all coming from. Initially, I thought that it might have been a confusion about the word riot, but a riot requires violence [0]. Instead, I think the point of contention is whether or not peaceful protests can continue to be held once rioting starts. Within a specific time and a specific place, I can see the answer being no if the group of peaceful protesters do not separate and move elsewhere to continue protesting peacefully. However, I disagree with the notion that violent outbursts by others disqualifies or disallows the peaceful protestors from continuing to protest overall if the reason for their protest remains ongoing. If that sort of disqualification is allowed, then what would stop others from performing violent acts in an attempt to derail the peaceful protests? The G20 protests in Toronto come to my mind [1][2]. One person found that some people who were arrested had the same boots as the police arresting them; however, this source might be biased [3]. This sort of operation is known as a false flag [4]. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riot [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_G20_Toronto_summit_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_G20_Toronto_summit_protes... [2] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-police-infiltrated-groups-planning-g20-protests/article4170473/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/how-police-inf... [3] https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-toronto-g20-riot-fraud-undercover-police-engaged-in-purposeful-provocation/19928 https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-toronto-g20-riot-fraud-und... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag Update: A false flag event did happen on Twitter: White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/twitter-takes-down-washington-protest-disinformation-bot-behavior-n1221456 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/twitter-takes-down-was...