I think a more precise observation is that when law enforcement is more heavily scrutinized, they crack down harder. This isn't police "confusing" journalists a

I think a more precise observation is that when law enforcement is more heavily scrutinized, they crack down harder. This isn't police "confusing" journalists and protesters like you are implying. Example: Federal Judge Restricts Portland Police Interactions With Journalists, Observers (July) https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-judge-portland-police-journalists-protests/ https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-judge-portland-poli... Portland journalist arrested while clearly displaying his credentials (August) https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-journalist-arrested-while-clearly-wearing-his-credentials/283-881a67b5-b664-4f08-958c-05da3dafb368 https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-journalist-a...