The police and the general population have very different flavors of bad apple. The "good" protestors have no ability nor obligation to remove or control the "

The police and the general population have very different flavors of bad apple. The "good" protestors have no ability nor obligation to remove or control the "bad" ones. It's shameful that some see fit to dismiss the message of them all for the actions of a few. And anyway, the goodness or badness of violent or riotous protests through the lens of history is more than a little bit complicated. The police do have such an ability and obligation. They are organized and they are in a position of power. It is shameful that some see fit to excuse the entire enterprise because not all cops are bad. Neither is as simple as that.