As another observation, I've been to the protests in Raleigh, and at least 75% of the initial violent actions have been from individuals in the protest. (I say

As another observation, I've been to the protests in Raleigh, and at least 75% of the initial violent actions have been from individuals in the protest. (I say 'individuals', not 'protestors', because the latter are peaceful people. The instigators are rioters and looters, a small minority of the people hiding within the former group.) The other 25% has been initial violent action from the police. Things like shooting gas and charging forward when protestors were simply standing still.